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It documents patent accomplishments, compares HBCU funding shares against parity benchmarks, and highlights sustained disparities over time. 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Sheppard September 24, 2025  \nGETTY IMAGES/ NAVILLE J. OUBRE III  \nContents  \n1  \nIntroduction and summary  \n3 Federal R&D propels U.S. economic growth  \n10 Investing in R&D at HBCUs for global competitiveness, racial equity, and economic impact  \n13 Efforts to address inequities in federal R&D funding  \n15 Ongoing barriers to accessing in federal R&D funding at federal agencies  \n16 Recommendations  \n21 Conclusion  \n22 Endnotes  \nThe positions of American Progress, and our policy experts, are independent, and the findings and conclusions presented are those of American Progress alone. A full list of supporters is available at [https://www.americanprogress.org/c3-our-supporters](https://www.americanprogress.org/c3-our-supporters. American)[. American](https://www.americanprogress.org/c3-our-supporters. American)[ ](https://www.americanprogress.org/c3-our-supporters. American)[Progress would like to acknowledge the many generous supporters who make our work possible.](Progress would like to acknowledge the many generous supporters who make our work possible.)  \nIntroduction and summary  \nA cutting-edge cybersecurity tool to monitor intrusions on data networks, an innovative system to improve stormwater management, and a new imaging system to improve detection of skin cancers1 are all recent U.S. patents awarded to Morgan State University, one of the nation’s 107 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In 2023, Morgan State, located in Baltimore, Maryland, received 13 patents, a record for the number awarded to an HBCU in a single year.22  \nAlthough the number of patents granted for innovations created by HBCUs has accelerated in recent years, historically Black colleges and universities still receive a disproportionately low share of federal research funding.3 HBCUs received less than 1 percent—0.91 percent—of the approximately $60 billion in federal research and development (R&D) expenditures at colleges and universities in fiscal year 2023, despite the fact that they constitute 3.2 percent of U.S. four-year, degreegranting colleges and universities.4 (see Figure 1)  \nThe last time that HBCUs received more than 1 percent of federal R&D funding was in FY 2017.5 Combined, the 57 HBCUs that received federal R&D awards in FY 2023 accounted for about $539.5 million in funding or approximately 16 percent of the funding that the highest-ranked federal R&D award recipient, Johns Hopkins University, received, which was more than $3.3 billion.6 Florida A&M University ranked highest among HBCUs for federal research awards, receiving $54.3 million in federal R&D funds in FY 2023, putting it in 169th place among  \nU.S. colleges and universities.7  \nSince 2018, the share of federal R&D funding received by HBCUs has averaged 0.87 percent, far below the 3.2 percent level that would represent parity.8 There has been a steady decline in federal R&D funding for HBCUs, which reached a high of 1.29 percent in 2012, although there was a slight upward tick beginning in 2022 and 2023.9  \nCenter for American Progress 1  \nFIGURE 1  \nSince 2010, the share of federal research and development (R&D) funding historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have received has consistently remained below 3 percent, which would represent parity  \nShare of federally funded R&D awards to institutions of higher education that HBCUs received, fiscal years 2010–2023  \n3%  Parity with other institutions  2.5 ~~  ~~2 ~~ ~~  \n1.5 ~~ HBCU ~~  \nshare  \n1  0.9%   \n0.5 ~~ ~~   \n2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022  \nNote: The table does not include data for institutions that received less than $1 million in resear","cbCaip7qP9KrqNnP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip7qP9KrqNnP","pdf",659579,29,"English","# Introduction and summary\n## Federal R&D propels U.S. economic growth\n## Investing in R&D at HBCUs for global competitiveness, racial equity, and economic impact\n## Efforts to address inequities in federal R&D funding\n## Ongoing barriers to accessing in federal R&D funding at federal agencies\n## Recommendations\n# Conclusion\n# Endnotes","[{\"question\":\"How many patents did Morgan State University receive in 2023, and why is it notable?\",\"answer\":\"Morgan State received 13 patents in 2023, a record for the number awarded to an HBCU in a single year.\"},{\"question\":\"What share of federal R\\u0026D funding do HBCUs receive compared with parity?\",\"answer\":\"HBCUs received less than 1%—0.91%—of federal R\\u0026D expenditures in fiscal year 2023, far below the 3.2% level that would represent parity.\"},{\"question\":\"When did HBCUs last receive more than 1% of federal R\\u0026D funding?\",\"answer\":\"HBCUs last received more than 1% of federal R\\u0026D funding in FY 2017.\"}]","Bolstering the Role of HBCUs in Federal Research and Development | PDF",1792046180,73]