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SECNAVINST 5402.31A
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9 May 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5402.31A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PROGRAM FOR
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §2362
(b) 20 U.S.C. §1067k
(c) E.O. 13779
1. Purpose
a. To define the mission and functions of the Department of
the Navy Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority
Institutions (DON HBCU/MI) Program.
b. This instruction has been substantially revised and
should be reviewed in its entirety. References (a) through (c)
have been updated in their entirety and incorporated into this
instruction.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5402.31.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Offices of
the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Chief of Naval
Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and all U.S.
Navy, U.S. Marine Corps installations, commands, activities,
field offices, and all other organizational entities within the
DON that focus on HBCU/MI engagement.
4. Policy. This instruction implements reference (a), which
created a program to support Minority Serving Institutions (MSI),
defined by reference (b), that assist the Department of Defense
in related Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation
activities. This instruction establishes management of the DON
HBCU/MI Program in the Office of Naval Research. Such management
will provide a functionally consistent base for implementing the
Department’s commitment to strengthen and support the
capabilities of MSI.
5. Program Objective. The DON HBCU/MI Program’s overarching
objective is to increase the awareness of DON-sponsored Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educational
