Grants

• Florida A&M University, the historically black educational institution in Tallahassee, received a $552,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a program to recruit more black women into computer science and technology disciplines. Women who indicate they intend to declare a major in a technology field will be eligible for scholarships of up to $10,000 in each of their four undergraduate years.

• Jackson State University, the historically black educational institution in Mississippi, received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The funds will be directed to the university’s Security Center for Excellence and a project to conduct research on how to improve the federal response to hurricane disasters.

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