sˈɛvɹəl ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn æz ʌv ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ɑːɹ ɐdˈɪʃənəli mˈɛmbɚz ʌv ˈoːɹaʊ maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi sˈɜːvɪŋ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz ˌɛmˌɛsˈaɪ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ kˈaʊnsəl, kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd tə fˈɑːstɚ "ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps bᵻtwˌiːn ðiːz skˈuːlz" sˈɜːvɪŋ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli dˌɪsɐdvˈæntɪdʒd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs "ænd sˌʌm ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚ lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹiz ænd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə", ænd ˈɪŋkɹiːs pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən baɪ mˈɛmbɚz ʌv maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɪn saɪəntˈɪfɪk ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ.
Several institutions (31 as of April 2023) are additionally members of ORAU's Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Research Council, created to foster "relationships between these schools" serving historically disadvantaged communities in the US "and some of the larger laboratories and research universities in America", and increase participation by members of minority communities in scientific research.