Research and Innovation at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB) is one of nine consortia partnerships that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Programs (MSIPP) awarded grants totaling $40.9 million to Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). The program leverages untapped potential in students and expands the DOE-NNSA talent pathway. The program encompasses 56 schools, including five HBCUs and 14 DOE-NNSA laboratories, sites, and plants.