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Racial Equity 2030 - Process and Timeline

Federal Government Shutdown Updates

A federal government shutdown began on October 1, 2025. Federally funded projects may experience delays in communication, funding actions, and approvals. Please refer to the Sponsored Programs Administrion office for guidance. learn more

Readiness: October 2020 – January 2021

Use the Organizational Readiness Tool to determine if your solution is a good match for this challenge.

https://www.racialequity2030.org/readiness-tool

MSU Internal Deadlines:

  1. Information session for interested faculty members: Nov. 6
  2. Internal white paper guidelines issued: Nov. 9
  3. Deadline for submission of internal white papers: Dec. 4
  4. Internal review and selection of top proposal team(s): Dec. 21
  5. Work sessions with selected team(s) to hone concepts, position work strategically, and provide advice/ guidance with application development: Ongoing until application deadline of February 25, 2021

Registration: January 28, 2021

After completing the Organizational Readiness Tool, register as an applicant for Racial Equity 2030. Deadline     for registration is Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

 https://rpwww.racialequity2030.org/

Application: February 25, 2021

Once you have registered for Racial Equity 2030, complete and submit your application no later than   Thursday, February 25, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

https://www.racialequity2030.org/application

Evaluation: March – May 2021

Each eligible applicant will review five peer submissions, providing scores and comments. Top-scoring applications will be further reviewed by an expert panel.

Finalists Selection: July 2021

Up to ten Finalists will each receive a one-year $1 million planning grant and nine months of capacity-building support to further develop their project and strengthen their application.

Awardees Announced: Summer 2022

At least three Awardees will each receive a $20 million grant and two will each receive a $10 million grant. Grants will be paid out over nine years.