About

UNCF Special Programs Corporation (SP), born from the long-standing traditions of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), works diligently to create connections between the diverse, high-performing workforce of the minority education community and private industry to address the nation’s imperatives.

While equally committed to the minority education community through our strong partnership with UNCF, SP operates as a separate and independent 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization with our own Board of Directors.

Our minority education constituency includes Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Other Minority Institutions (OMIs).

Our minority education constituency includes Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Other Minority Institutions (OMIs).

SP recognizes that education and innovation are key drivers of our economic growth, security and continued globalization. And to this end, SP has engaged the incredible source of untapped talent within the minority education community who are willing and able to be part of the global landscape.

The goal of SP is to provide Minority Institutions (MIs) with capacity-building opportunities; the government and private industry with access to a talented and diverse workforce; and individuals with the experience, exposure, mentoring, and development they need to have successful and empowered careers.

Since its inception, SP has built an extensive partnership network consisting of hundreds of domestic and international universities, federal agencies, international governments, non-governmental organizations, and private industry. Thus SP is uniquely positioned to create effective and efficient strategic partnerships between MIs, private industry, the government and more.

Our mission is to provide MIs with the ability to identify, qualify, and capture government opportunities. Through these opportunities and with strategic partnerships, MIs can produce cutting-edge concepts and develop research to solve our nation’s most pressing concerns.