# Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions — Program Element 0601228D8Z

**Program element:** 0601228D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 1 — Basic Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601228D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $99.7M in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 26% (to $125.7M); the Senate added 20% (to $119.7M); House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 98.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 113.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 99.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 99.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 101.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 103.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 105.8 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 99.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 125.7 | +26.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 119.7 | +20.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 99.7 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448 | Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions | 98.5 | 113.0 | 99.7 | −12% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 448 — Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) program provides support in fields of science and engineering that are important to national defense. The Department of War (DoW) HBCU/MI Program encourages participation of eligible research institutions. The program is authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 4144. This competitive merit-based program provides support through grants or contracts for research, education assistance, instrumentation purchases, and technical assistance as described below. • Research: The research grants further knowledge in the basic scientific disciplines through theoretical and experimental activities. Collaborative research allows university professors to work directly with military laboratories or other universities • Education: Education assistance funds are used by eligible institutions to strengthen their academic programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), thereby increasing the number of students obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees in these fields. These grants provide equipment, scholarships, cooperative work/study opportunities, visiting faculty programs, summer internship programs, and a variety of other enhancements designed to encourage students to pursue careers in STEM. • Instrumentation purchases: The program allows universities to purchase basic laboratory equipment, such as lasers and spectrometers, for enhancements to the basic research efforts. • Technical assistance: The funds are used to design programs that expose institutions to DoW funding opportunities to successfully compete for future Defense funding by assisting in areas such as proposal writing and administration of grants and contracts.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) | 96.0 | 98.0 | 99.7 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) program provides support in fields of science and engineering that are important to national defense. The Department of War (DoW) HBCU/MI Program encourages participation of eligible research institutions. The program is authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 4144. This competitive program provides support through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts for research, education assistance, and instrumentation purchases. Work in this program provides a foundation to enhance participation of HBCUs/MIs in DoW research.

## Related program elements

- [0605047A — Contract Writing System](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605047A) (Army)
- [0605502BR — SMALL Business Innovation Research](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605502BR) (Defense-Wide)
- [0605021SE — Homeland Personnel Security Initiative](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605021SE) (Defense-Wide)
- [0303008F — Saturn](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303008F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0601228D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0601228D8Z")`.

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