Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) CFDA Number 84.120A

Agency: Department of Education

84.120 -- Minority Science and Engineering Improvement

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunitydescription is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register applicationnotice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the officialapplication notice. The official version of this document is the documentpublished in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official editionof the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPOAccess at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official applicationnotice for pre-application and application requirements, application submissioninformation, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

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For the addresses for obtaining andsubmitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions forApplicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, publishedin the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),orat www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.

Purposeof Program: The MSEIP isdesigned to effect long-range improvement in science and engineering educationat predominantly minority institutions and to increase the flow ofunderrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, intoscientific and technological careers, consistent with nondiscriminationrequirements contained in the U.S. Constitution and Federal civil rights laws.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.120A.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: The eligibility of an applicant is dependent on the type of MSEIP grant the applicant seeks. There are four types of MSEIP grants: institutional project, special project, cooperative project, and design project.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Dr. Bernadette Hence, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 250-54, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7913. Email: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov.

Email

e-Mail: Program Manager

Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2019-13008.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019	Jun 19, 2019 12:35 PM UTC
2019-02206.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs	Jun 17, 2019 07:05 PM UTC
send2_-6.19.2019_v1_2019_MSEIP_Preapplication-Webinar.pdf	FY 2019 MSEIP PRE-APPICATION WEBINARS	Jun 19, 2019 07:57 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) CFDA Number 84.120A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019

Archived: August 18, 2019

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$5,964,726

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$300,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-061919-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 19, 2019

Archive date:

August 18, 2019