The Diversity Projects Development Fund (DPDF) was established by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Management to support educational projects, scholarly research, creative activities and other programmatic initiatives that promote multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion, affirmative action and nondiscrimination for the benefit of the University community.

The Fund is administered by the University Advisory Council on Diversity. The Council establishes the operating guidelines for the use of the monies in the Fund, develops procedures for implementing the guidelines, and selects Fund grant recipients. The Office of Recruitment and Diversity provides administrative oversight to support the DPDF.