| University of Notre Dame | New Directions Fellowship (Ocobock) | 03/05/20 | $262,000 | Notre Dame, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan | New Directions Fellowship (Selcer) | 03/05/20 | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Berkeley | New Directions Fellowship (McEnaney) | 03/05/20 | $291,000 | Berkeley, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Syracuse University | New Directions Fellowship (Forster) | 03/05/20 | $149,000 | Syracuse, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Johnson C. Smith University | Strengthening Area and Cultural Studies | 03/05/20 | $500,000 | Charlotte, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Institute for Citizens and Scholars | Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award | 03/05/20 | $775,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Indian College Fund | TCU Student Emergency Support | 04/20/20 | $4,000,000 | Denver, CO, United States | Higher Learning |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | Strategic Neighborhood Engagement | 04/29/20 | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell University | Freedom on the Move | 04/29/20 | $150,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Councils for International Education | America’s Languages: A Guide to Leading Programs & Practices in US Language Education | 04/29/20 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lincoln University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/01/20 | $110,000 | Lincoln, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Morgan State University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/01/20 | $110,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | Higher Learning |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/01/20 | $110,000 | New Orleans, LA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Prairie View A&M University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/01/20 | $110,000 | Prairie View, TX, United States | Higher Learning |
| Winston-Salem State University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/01/20 | $110,000 | Winston-Salem, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Morehouse College | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/04/20 | $110,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Greensboro, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Howard University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Fisk University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tougaloo College | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Tougaloo, MS, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hampton University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Hampton, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Clark Atlanta University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Johnson C. Smith University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Charlotte, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Claflin University | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Orangeburg, SC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Spelman College | Emergency Student Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 05/08/20 | $110,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
