The Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has awarded nine new grants totaling $38.8 million to build more partnerships with Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), leverage untapped students, and expand its talent pipeline.
The program now has a total of 24 active consortia partnerships, encompassing 46 schools. 
These efforts are designed to support the development of a diverse, highly skilled, and enduring stream of talented students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields who are working to advance America’s nuclear security agenda. Specifically, through its support of MSIs, MSIPP provides competitive, consortia-based grant awards with a three- to five-year period of performance.
“MSIPP’s expansion means more students are able to gain experiences with the Nuclear Security Enterprise, which can make a lasting impact on their academic and professional careers,” said Jill Hruby, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of NNSA. “This year, despite the pandemic, we were able to host over 200 student internships across the enterprise. Our strong partnerships with these schools remain key components for supporting and expanding our STEM pipeline.”
The new MSIPP consortia, which put students in MSIs around the Nation to work in DOE/NNSA labs, plants, and sites, are:
