Grants and Gifts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a new round of awards under its Outreach Assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program. Historically black colleges and universities receiving grants are Albany State University in Georgia ($340,580), Alcorn State University in Mississippi ($300,000), Tuskegee University in Alabama ($213,887), and Virginia State University ($300,000).

Historically black Alabama A&M University received a five-year, $746,665 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide scholarships for master’s degree students in rehabilitation counseling.

Fort Valley State University, the historically black educational institution in Georgia, received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete a renovation project of a major thoroughfare leading to the university campus.

Historically black South Carolina State University received a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for student support services such as academic counseling, tutoring, financial literacy programs, and career counseling.

Florida A&M University, the historically black educational institution in Tallahassee, received a $400,000 grant from the Florida Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group to establish the Juvenile Justice Research Institute on campus.