How much funding does HBCU Initiative provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for HBCU Initiative?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for HBCU Initiative?

Eligible applicants: Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the United States.

HBCU Initiative

Strada Education Foundation Inc

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Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the United States

Overview

Focus Area: Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Overview:
Strada's HBCU Initiative is designed to elevate the transformative economic, social, educational, and cultural influence of historically Black colleges and universities. The initiative seeks to build upon what HBCUs already do: invest in leaders of the future and position them to change the world.

Geographic Scope: National

Number of Partners: 47 HBCU institutions

What They Fund:

Programs enhancing HBCU leadership development
Economic and social impact initiatives
Educational transformation programs
Activities positioning students for career success
Economic, social, educational, and cultural programs

Geographic Eligibility:

Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the United States

Focus:

Developing future leaders
Strengthening HBCU influence and impact
Connecting education to opportunity for HBCU students

What Strada Education Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 182
Total given: $27.3M
Median grant: $110K
Range: $5,500–$1.3M

By dollars: District of Columbia 21%, Virginia 12%, Texas 9%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Indianapolis, IN; New York, NY.
>99% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
48% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Texas Higher Education Foundation · Austin, TX

Operating grant

$1.3M
National Student Clearinghouse · Herndon, VA

Programmatic grant

$1.25M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA

Operating grant

$1.11M
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ

Operating grant

$657K
New America Foundation · Washington, DC

Operating grant

$500K