Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1060 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 328. Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (a) Establishment (1) In general The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall establish a Federal Clearinghouse on Research Capacity and Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (in this section referred to as the Clearinghouse) within the Department. (2) Purpose The Clearinghouse shall be the primary resource of the Federal Government to identify and provide comprehensive information on Federal grant opportunities for which part B institutions are eligible or are exclusively eligible, delineating between the two categories, that support— (A) research and development; and (B) building institutional research capacity. (3) Personnel (A) Assignments The Clearinghouse shall be assigned such personnel and resources as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this section. (B) Detailees The Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may detail personnel to the Clearinghouse. (4) Exemptions (A) Paperwork reduction act Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act) shall not apply to any rulemaking or information collection required under this section. (B) Federal advisory committee act Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply for the purposes of carrying out this section. (b) Clearinghouse contents The Clearinghouse shall include best practices and recommendations for part B institutions to build institutional research capacity and access Federal research funding, including best practices and recommendations from appropriate Federal, State, and local organizations, including from annual Agency Plan submissions described under section 4 of the HBCU PARTNERS Act (20 U.S.C. 1063d)..