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Minority Serving Institutions Program
Mission
The Minority Serving Institution Program's mission is to create an environment where a more diverse and increased number of qualified U.S. Minority Serving Institutions become USAID partners by successfully competing for a greater share of the agency's acquisitions and assistance.
Vision
The Minority Serving Institution Program accelerates a greater number and diversity of qualified Minority Serving Institutions participating in USAID's community of partners.
Description of MSI's
Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that either historically or currently have ethnic minority student enrollments of more than 25 percent. Individual Executive Orders have been issued requiring federal agencies to increase access and opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).
Awards and Activities
The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) is the U.S. government's primary instrument for promoting development and reducing poverty in the world. This is accomplished by catalyzing the full range of America's public and private capabilities and resources. Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) successfully compete for both primary awards and sub-agreements and contracts to provide technical assistance and training to developing countries. The following charts represent some of the major awards and activities with Historically Black and Tribal Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
| HBCU's | Description of Activity | Type of Award | Award Amount | Fiscal Year |
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Alabama A&M University |
Provide substantial support in program areas of environment, agriculture, education, trade and investment, health and good governance | Third-Party Awards through USDA | $115,771 | 2008 |
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North Carolina A&T University |
Provide substantial support in program areas of environment, agriculture, education, trade and investment, health and good governance | Third-Party Awards through USDA | $437,646 | 2008 |
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Prairie View University | Improve sheep and goat productivity and marketing practices is improving animal health and introducing more productive breeds with USAID | Mission in Ethiopia Prime | $417,276 | 2008 |
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South Carolina State University |
Build the capacity of Burundi's Ngozi University faculty to improve academic standards and to enhance and strengthen rural livelihoods | Third-Party Award through Higher Education in Development | $450,000 | 2008 |
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Tuskegee University |
Provide substantial support in program areas of environment, agriculture, education, trade and investment, health and good governance | Third-Party Awards through USDA | $667,690 | 2008 |
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University of Maryland - Eastern Shore |
Provide substantial support in program areas of environment, agriculture, education, trade and investment, health and good governance | Third-Party Awards through USDA | $2,055,266 | 2008 |
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Virginia State University | Develop markets, diversify rural incomes and improve farm management and production in Kenya and Uganda | Prime | $120,000 | 2008 |
Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)
| TCU's | Description of Activity | Type of Award | Award Amount | Fiscal Year |
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Chief Dull Knife College in Montana |
Provide technical assistance in China on micro-enterprise development | Third-Party Award through USDA | $30,000 | 2008
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Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)
| HSI's | Description of Activity | Type of Award | Award Amount | Fiscal Year |
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Florida International University | Provide disaster risk analysis and education in Latin America and the Caribbean, assessing both physical and social vulnerabilities and providing technical assistance | Prime | $4,400,000 | 2007 |
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Florida International University | Provide training to local officials for health and education services and economic growth with USAID Mission in Honduras | Prime | $250,000 | 2007 |
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Florida International University | Cooperation in a regional project in East Africa for improved water supply and sanitation to improve human health and management of biodiversity | Cooperative Agreement | $705,000 | 2007 |
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Florida International University | Provide overseas agricultural technical assistance | Sub-award | $357,340 | 2007 |
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Florida International University | Provide Natural Resources Management assistance for USAID's Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade | Sub-award | $666,000 | 2007 |
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New Mexico University |
Provide long-term, technical assistance staff for USDA projects sponsored by USAID related to agriculture, energy, urban planning, natural resource management and natural disaster response. | Third-Party Awards through USDA | $1,348,344 | 2007 |
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University of Texas at San Antonio | Collaborate in partnerships in South Africa on the Textbooks and Learning Materials Component of the Presidential Africa Education Initiative | Prime | $2,000,000 | 2007
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Contact:
Calvina Dupre at 202-712-0064
cdupre@usaid.gov
Sharon Jones-Taylor at 202-712-0119
sjones-taylor@usaid.gov
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