Senator Warnock Secures Nearly $100M in Federal Funding for HBCU STEM Programs
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced a $97.1 million award in federal funding through the Department of Defense to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research programs and capabilities at 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
Nearly $10 million in federal funding will be allocated to UNCF-member institution Clark Atlanta University, in Atlanta, GA, Senator Warnock’s home state. Senator Warnock himself is a proud graduate of Morehouse College (another UNCF-member institution).
“These institutions serve as stewards of academic excellence and innovation, and this federal investment, specifically in STEM programs, honors that legacy of greatness and expands opportunity for the next generation of scientists,” said Senator Warnock. “For too long, HBCUs have gone unrecognized for their contributions to our nation’s leading STEM industry.”
The HBCUs receiving this federal grant funding are below:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Delaware State University
- University of the District of Columbia
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU)
- Morgan State University
- Jackson State University
- Fayetteville State University
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T)
- Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University (Prairie View A&M)
- Texas Southern University
Senator Warnock, a longtime champion of America’s HBCUs, secured this latest batch of congressionally directed funding through the Department of Defense’s HBCU/MSI Research and Education Program. The grant supports 10 HBCUs as they seek to achieve Research One (R1) status—the highest research activity classification among colleges and universities in the U.S.
This effort builds on Senator Warnock’s bipartisan HBCU Research Capacity Act, which is working to set up a federally-coordinated website that compiles information about HBCU-eligible STEM research and development funding opportunities.
Since his Senate term began in 2022, Senator Warnock has secured more than $17 billion for HBCU campuses, including nearly $275 million for HBCUs in Georgia.