I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2457 
To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide oppor-
tunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher 
education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and 
development at such institutions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To establish a National Science Foundation grant program 
to provide opportunities for and strengthen research ca-
pacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate 
sustainable improvement in existing research and devel-
opment at such institutions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM 
TO 
STIMULATE 
SUSTAINABLE 
IM-
PROVEMENT IN EXISTING RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall establish a grant program to 
provide financial assistance to institutions of higher edu-
cation specified in subsection (c) to aid such institutions 
in the development and enhancement of research facilities 
in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medical 
matters, and other research and development matters. 
(b) USES.—Institutions of higher education specified 
in subsection (c) that receive grants from the National 
Science Foundation may use such grants for the following 
in furtherance of the purpose described in subsection (a): 
(1) Existing building infrastructure improve-
ments or enhancements. 
(2) Materials and equipment needed to conduct 
or produce research. 
(3) Infrastructure needs to maintain building 
infrastructure. 
(c) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SPECI-
FIED.—The institutions of higher education specified in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 
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(2) Hispanic-serving institutions. 
(3) Tribal colleges. 
(4) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. 
(5) Predominantly Black institutions. 
(6) Native American-serving, nontribal institu-
tions. 
(7) Asian-American and Native American Pa-
cific Islander-serving institutions. 
(8) Minority serving institutions. 
(9) Public and private institutions with endow-
ments of less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant 
dollars. 
(10) Two-year colleges. 
(11) Community colleges. 
(12) Vocational-technical colleges. 
(13) Career colleges. 
(14) Four-year colleges with endowments of less 
than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant dollars. 
(15) Liberal arts colleges with endowments of 
less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant dollars. 
(16) Single-sex colleges. 
(17) Religiously affiliated colleges with endow-
ments of less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant 
dollars. 
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