HBCU Research Capacity Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Education, working with seven other federal agencies, to create a Federal Clearinghouse within the Department of Education that lists federal grant opportunities for research and research capacity-building that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) can apply for. The Clearinghouse would also share best practices for HBCUs to build research capacity and get federal research funding. The Secretary would notify each HBCU and Congress when the Clearinghouse is published, report to Congress each year, and send quarterly updates to HBCUs that ask for them. Each of the eight agencies would review its grant programs and report to Congress each year on best practices that no federal grant program covers.

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Sponsors

• J. French Hill Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors