Historically black colleges and universities (hbcu) programs, part f

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Norfolk State University $2,576,658 on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), Part F—Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Programs. The award supports institutional strengthening activities, management and fiscal operations improvement, and academic quality initiatives at the university through September 30, 2027.

Norfolk State University, a historically black college and university headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, is the recipient. The award is performance-based and subject to federal audit during the grant term and within three years of termination. Records must be retained for three years following the end of the fiscal year in which expenditures were made.

The Higher Education Institutional Aid program provides eligible colleges and universities with assistance to strengthen management and fiscal operations and to plan, develop, or implement activities including endowment building. Under the HBCU component, awards are made based on a statutory formula to institutions designated by the Secretary of Education as historically black colleges and universities that were established prior to 1964 with a principal mission of educating African Americans.