Grants

• North Carolina A&T State University, the historically black educational institution in Greensboro, received a $450,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant will be used to train students for environmentally friendly jobs.

• Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, received a $400,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase the number of students pursuing careers as teachers in predominantly minority schools.

• Norfolk State University, the historically black educational institution in Virginia, received a $200,000 grant from the Norfolk Foundation to fund marketing programs and faculty stipends for the university’s Honors College.