Grants

Three historically black colleges and universities are among 11 educational institutions that will receive multiyear federal government grants of up to $2 million to establish centers and conduct research on homeland security missions.

Jackson State University, the historically black educational institution in Mississippi, will team up with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to establish the Center of Excellence for Natural Disasters, Coast Infrastructure, and Emergency Management.

Texas Southern University, the historically black educational institution in Houston, and Tougaloo College, a black college in Mississippi, will join the University of Connecticut in establishing the Center of Excellence for Transportation Security.

The Siemens Foundation has made a five-year, $1 million grant to provide scholarships for students at historically black colleges and universities who are seeking careers as science and mathematics teachers. The scholarships will be given out by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the United Negro College Fund.