NC S338

Appropriates $3,150,000 in recurring General Fund monies for fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to support research grants for historically minority-serving institutions.

Allocates funds to the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory at UNC Chapel Hill to establish an annual research grant program for six HMSI constituent institutions: Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, UNC at Pembroke, and Winston-Salem State University.

Requires each of the six HMSI institutions to receive at least $200,000 annually in research grants, with no individual grant or total grants to any single institution exceeding $750,000 per fiscal year.

Permits the Collaboratory to use up to $200,000 annually for program operating expenses including personnel, travel, training, data management, technology, and supplies.

Becomes effective July 1, 2021.