  The long-term success of HEP lies in expanding inclusiveness beyond national
labs and academic research institutions to a vast community of predominantly
undergraduate institutions (PUI) and community colleges (CC). Institutions such
as PUIs and CCs offer an early starting point in the pipeline that can mitigate
issues of lack of diversity and underrepresented participation of different
groups in HEP. However, there are many underlying systemic, structural, and
cultural challenges that need to be addressed collectively. Experimental
collaborations are largely populated by national labs and research-focused
academic institutions (non-PUIs). The faculty at PUIs and CCs have a high
teaching load that is detrimental to their research participation. In addition,
there is a lack of guidance, access, and tough competition for securing
research funding. The students also suffer from a lack of research
infrastructure and technical equipment that can only be found at national labs
and larger universities. There are existing successful efforts to enhance the
HEP research experience of students and faculty members. This paper discusses
ways to leverage these to provide more research opportunities and establish a
sustainable national program targeting specifically the issues faced by
communities at PUIs and CCs. The need for research mentoring and skill building
for faculty members is also laid out. The changes discussed in this paper would
make a direct impact on the current spectrum of challenges.
