Grants and Gifts

• Hampton University, the historically black educational institution in Virginia, received a $380,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will be used to hire staff for the university’s Proton Therapy Institute, a leading cancer research and treatment facility.

• Johnson C. Smith University, the historically black educational institution in Charlotte, North Carolina, received a $500,000 grant from the Belk Foundation to endow a scholarship fund for students pursuing a business major with an emphasis in retail management or marketing.

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