Grants

• Philander Smith College, a historically black educational institution in Little Rock, Arkansas, received a $1,551,454 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used for academic programs and infrastructure improvements.

• Fort Valley State University, the historically black educational institution in Fort Valley, Georgia, received a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used to strengthen academic programs, boost the endowment, and make improvements to university facilities.

• Paul Quinn College, the historically black educational institution in Dallas, Texas, received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The college plans to use the funds to strengthen its honors program and to expand its student retention efforts.

• Dillard University, the historically black educational institution in New Orleans, received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant will be used for a multimedia technological research project at the university.

• The University of South Carolina received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve health in three predominantly black, low-income communities in South Carolina through exercise, nutrition, and educational programs.

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