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.
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