Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002013
The Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), specifically the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Science under its Academic Alliances and Partnerships subprogram. Its central purpose is to fund academic programs that help build NNSA's next-generation technical workforce. The program is designed to strengthen the pipeline of highly trained STEM graduates and researchers who can support NNSA's national security mission, including work connected to NNSA laboratories and production plants. A key idea behind MSIPP is not only producing talent for NNSA hiring needs, but also growing a strong external community of scientists and engineers at universities who can provide peer review, competition, and broader research capacity in technical areas that matter to NNSA.
MSIPP focuses on aligning university capacity-building and workforce development with DOE/NNSA mission areas. The opportunity emphasizes four success factors that guide what strong projects should accomplish. First, it aims to strengthen and expand STEM capacity at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), including improving research experience in NNSA/DOE mission-relevant fields. Second, it prioritizes collaborations between MSIs and NNSA/DOE laboratories and plants, with an emphasis on meaningful scientist-to-scientist engagement, visible technical participation by MSI faculty in DOE/NNSA activities, and direct access to DOE/NNSA facilities that can support STEM research and training. Third, it seeks to increase the number of minority students completing STEM degrees. Fourth, it aims to increase the number of minority graduates and postdoctoral researchers who ultimately enter the DOE/NNSA STEM workforce. Taken together, these goals reflect a program that is both workforce-oriented and institutional-development oriented, trying to make MSIs stronger long-term contributors to national technical priorities while also expanding participation of underrepresented groups in STEM.
In practical terms, MSIPP supports efforts at institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is education, though the program description makes clear that education and research capacity-building are closely linked, especially when projects involve technical collaborations and facility access with DOE/NNSA entities.
For this specific funding announcement (Funding Opportunity Number DE FOA 0002013, Assistance Listing/CFDA 81.123), the agency anticipated making about four awards, with an award ceiling of up to $1,000,000. The opportunity was originally posted on December 17, 2018, with an original closing date of February 15, 2019. Overall, MSIPP is best understood as a targeted federal investment intended to strengthen MSIs, expand minority participation in advanced STEM education and research, and connect that talent and institutional capacity directly to DOE/NNSA mission needs through sustained partnerships with national labs and production facilities.Apply for DE FOA 0002013
- The Department of Energy, NNSA in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.123.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 17, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 15, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Private institutions of higher education.
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Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) FAQs
What is the Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP)?
MSIPP is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Science, under the Academic Alliances and Partnerships subprogram. It funds academic programs intended to help build NNSA's next-generation technical workforce.
Which part of the federal government sponsors this opportunity?
The sponsor is the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), specifically the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Science.
What is the central purpose of MSIPP funding?
The central purpose is to support academic programs that strengthen the pipeline of highly trained STEM graduates and researchers who can support NNSA's national security mission, including work connected to NNSA laboratories and production plants.
Is MSIPP only about filling NNSA hiring needs?
No. MSIPP also aims to grow a strong external community of scientists and engineers at universities who can provide peer review, competition, and broader research capacity in technical areas that matter to NNSA.
What types of institutions does MSIPP support?
MSIPP supports efforts at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), including institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).
Who is eligible to apply for this MSIPP funding opportunity?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
What is the funding instrument for MSIPP?
The funding instrument is a grant.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is education, with the program description emphasizing that education and research capacity-building are closely linked, especially when projects involve technical collaborations and facility access with DOE/NNSA entities.
What mission areas should MSIPP projects align with?
MSIPP focuses on aligning university capacity-building and workforce development with DOE/NNSA mission areas, particularly fields and technical areas relevant to NNSA's national security mission.
What are the main success factors MSIPP expects strong projects to address?
The opportunity highlights four success factors: (1) strengthening and expanding STEM capacity at MSIs, including improving research experience in NNSA/DOE mission-relevant fields; (2) building collaborations between MSIs and NNSA/DOE laboratories and plants, including meaningful scientist-to-scientist engagement, visible technical participation by MSI faculty in DOE/NNSA activities, and direct access to DOE/NNSA facilities; (3) increasing the number of minority students completing STEM degrees; and (4) increasing the number of minority graduates and postdoctoral researchers who ultimately enter the DOE/NNSA STEM workforce.
How important are partnerships with DOE/NNSA laboratories and production plants?
Partnerships are a priority area. The program emphasizes collaborations between MSIs and DOE/NNSA laboratories and plants, including direct access to DOE/NNSA facilities that can support STEM research and training.
What does MSIPP mean by "meaningful scientist-to-scientist engagement"?
Based on the program description, this refers to substantive technical interaction between MSI faculty/researchers and scientists at DOE/NNSA labs and plants, with visible technical participation by MSI faculty in DOE/NNSA activities (not just administrative or nominal partnerships).
Does MSIPP support student outcomes specifically?
Yes. Two of the four success factors focus on student outcomes: increasing the number of minority students completing STEM degrees and increasing the number of minority graduates and postdoctoral researchers who enter the DOE/NNSA STEM workforce.
Does MSIPP support postdoctoral researchers as part of its workforce goals?
Yes. The program explicitly aims to increase the number of minority graduates and postdoctoral researchers who ultimately enter the DOE/NNSA STEM workforce.
How many awards were anticipated for this specific funding announcement?
For this specific funding announcement, the agency anticipated making about four awards.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) for this FOA?
The award ceiling is up to $1,000,000.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number) for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DE FOA 0002013.
What is the Assistance Listing/CFDA number for this opportunity?
The Assistance Listing/CFDA number is 81.123.
When was this opportunity originally posted?
The opportunity was originally posted on December 17, 2018.
What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date was February 15, 2019.
What is the bigger picture goal of MSIPP for universities and the STEM ecosystem?
MSIPP is designed to make MSIs stronger long-term contributors to national technical priorities while expanding participation of underrepresented groups in STEM. It connects university talent and institutional capacity directly to DOE/NNSA mission needs through sustained partnerships with national labs and production facilities.
Is MSIPP primarily workforce-oriented, institutional-development oriented, or both?
Both. It is workforce-oriented (building the next-generation technical workforce for DOE/NNSA) and institutional-development oriented (strengthening STEM capacity and mission-relevant research experience at MSIs, often through collaborations and facility access).
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