H.R. 10424 — Equity in Research Act

This section establishes a National Science Foundation grant program that awards between $1 million and $5 million to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal colleges, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, predominantly Black institutions, Native American-serving nontribal institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, minority-serving institutions, 1890 Land-Grant universities, and 1994 Land-Grant institutions. Grants may fund existing building improvements, research materials and equipment, infrastructure maintenance, and associated personnel costs in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medical, and other research fields. It authorizes $50 million annually beginning in fiscal year 2027.