Grants are provided to all institutions who complete NCT Part 1 Qualification.The HBCUs which complete NCT Part 1 Qualification, but do not advance to the NCT receive a $1,000 grant as a Campus Qualifier.For schools advancing to the National Championship, the amount of the grant is determined by how far its team advances at the NCT. As of the 2021-2022 season, the allocation of grants within the "tournament ladder" is:

1. ROUND ROBIN: Teams eliminated receive $3,000 each. At this point, the final 16 teams advance to the "Super Sixteen"

2. PLAY-OFFS QUALIFIERS: 8 teams eliminated receive $6,000 each

3. QUARTER FINALISTS: 4 teams eliminated receive $10,000 each

4. SEMI FINALISTS: 2 teams eliminated receive $20,000 each

5. RUNNER-UP: receives $30,000

6. CHAMPION: receives $75,000

7. ALL-STARS: 8 institutions receive $2,000 each

8. SPECIAL AWARD: 1 institution receives $2,000 for sportsperson

Grants are distributed to the HBCUs (i.e.: not to the players and coach).Grant objectives:

To expand students’ knowledge, and to improve the quality of their lives

To upgrade institutional resources

To upgrade and retrofit the physical campus

Grant use examples:

Institutional Capital Campaign

Presidential Scholarship Fund

Purchase of Equipment

Purchase of books or subscriptions for the library or the student body