Grants and Gifts

• Tougaloo College, the historically black educational institution in Mississippi, received a five-year, $322,282 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support efforts to increase the college’s retention and graduation rates.

Historically black North Carolina Central University in Durham received a $100,000 grant from Innovative Senior Care Home Health which will provide internship opportunities for NCCU students at elderly care facilities.

The Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina received a five-year, $6.7 million grant to fund the Institute for Partnerships in Elimination of Health Disparities. The program is under the direction of Saundra Glover, associate dean for health disparities and social justice.

• Delaware State University, the historically black educational institution in Dover,   received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist local African-American farmers with efforts to gain financing and to develop business plans.

Historically black Alabama State University received a $107,200 grant from the National Science Foundation to purchase a genome sequencer.