Grants

• Tuskegee University, the historically black educational institution in Alabama, received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a program to conduct international collaborative research, extension, and teaching.

• Ronnie Brewer, a member of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association, made a $50,000 donation to the African-American studies program at the University of Arkansas. The funds will be used for scholarships for students in the program who are also interested in journalism.

• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced grants to 13 predominantly black colleges and universities totaling $9 million. The grants will be used to help revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding the campuses of these educational institutions.

Institutions receiving the grants are Miles College, Alabama A&M University, Stillman College, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Howard University, and Savannah State University. Also receiving grants are Southern University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina A&T State University, Winston-Salem State University, Voorhees College, the Virginia University of Lynchburg, and West Virginia State University.

• Delaware State University, the historically black educational institution in Dover, received a $433,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. The grant will be used for a physics department research project on an analysis of ionization reaction. The research has practical applications for surveillance satellites.

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