HBCU Research Capacity Act

This bill would require the U.S. Department of Education, working with seven other federal agencies, to set up a federal clearinghouse listing grant opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The clearinghouse would list grants for research and for building research capacity, separating grants open only to HBCUs from those HBCUs can apply for along with others. It would also share best practices for HBCUs to build research capacity and get federal research funding. The Education Department would notify each HBCU and Congress when the clearinghouse is published, report to Congress each year, and offer HBCUs quarterly updates. Each of the eight agencies would review its grant programs and report each year on recommended practices that no federal grant program covers.

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Sponsors

• Raphael G. Warnock Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors