Growth in Federal S & E Support to HBCUs Continues to Lag Behind Increases to All Institutions in FY 2019

In FY 2019, federal agency obligations to universities and colleges for science and engineering ( S&E ) activities increased to a historical high of $ 38.1 billion in current dollars, up 8 % from FY 2018. During the same period, obligations for S&E support to historically Black colleges and universities ( HBCUs ) increased at a slower rate, up 7 % between FY 2018 and FY 2019, to $ 341 million. Although the past 2 fiscal years show increased federal obligations for S&E to HBCUs, there is still an overall long-term decline since the early 2000s. Estimates are from the FY 2019 Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news