U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $228 Million to 97 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (1647 hits)
SEE ALL THE SCHOOLS BELOW ..... Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in 19 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to strengthen their academic resources, financial management systems, endowment-building capacity, and physical plants as a result of a $227.9 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education today. The five-year grants—Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities—will include activities such as curriculum reform; counseling and student service programs; establishing teacher education programs designed to qualify students to teach; acquiring real-estate property in connection with construction, renovations, or additions that may improve campus facilities; and funding faculty and staff development. In addition, funds may be used for the purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment and the development of academic instruction in disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented.
“HBCUs have made enduring, even staggering contributions to American life despite the steep financial challenges many have faced,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. “The grants will help these important institutions continue to provide their students with the quality education they need to compete in the global economy.”
The Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant is administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education. For additional information on the grant program, visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3b/i...
A complete list of the 97 grant award recipients follows:
Alabama
Alabama A&M University — $3,236,524 Alabama State University — $3,994,637 Bishop State CC—Carver Campus — $500,000 Bishop State CC—Main Campus — $1,838,546 Concordia College—Selma — $1,002,132 Gadsden State Community College — $250,000 H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College — $1,244,976 J.F. Drake State Technical College — $1,433,843 Lawson State Community College — $2,991,584 Miles College — $2,011,679 Oakwood College — $1,576,796 Shelton State Community College — $1,145,605 Stillman College — $1,742,200 Talladega College — $1,339,273 Tuskegee University — $2,279,998 Arkansas
Arkansas Baptist College — $1,435,675 Philander Smith University — $1,859,312 Shorter College — $250,000 University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff — $3,275,591 District of Columbia
University of the District of Columbia — $2,415,668 Delaware
Delaware State University — $2,173,761 Florida
Bethune-Cookman University — $2,926,836 Edward Waters College — $1,297,176 Florida A&M University — $6,596,639 Florida Memorial University — $2,025,731 Georgia
Albany State University — $3,724,604 Clark Atlanta University — $2,756,524 Fort Valley State University — $2,626,143 Morehouse College — $2,300,748 Paine College — $1,514,609 Savannah State University — $2,793,926 Spelman College — $2,085,873 Kentucky
Kentucky State University — $2,192,831 Louisiana
Dillard University — $2,006,534 Grambling State University — $3,444,511 Southern University & A&M College — $5,331,871 Southern University New Orleans — $2,577,184 Southern University Shreveport — $2,812,234 Xavier University of Louisiana — $3,199,496 Maryland
Bowie State University — $3,001,958 Coppin State University — $2,774,741 Morgan State University — $3,890,113 University of Maryland, Eastern Shore — $2,535,353 Missouri
Harris-Stowe State University — $1,578,832 Lincoln University — $2,289,891 Mississippi
Alcorn State University — $2,981,217 Coahoma Community College — $2,472,769 Hinds Community College — $1,592,626 Jackson State University — $5,314,828 Mississippi Valley State University — $2,539,567 Rust College — $1,505,037 Tougaloo College — $2,195,106 North Carolina
Bennett College — $1,457,849 Elizabeth City State University — $3,474,658 Fayetteville State University — $3,842,872 Johnson C. Smith University — $1,886,314 Livingstone College — $1,476,226 North Carolina A&T State University — $5,246,940 North Carolina Central University — $4,090,693 St. Augustine’s College — $1,638,519 Shaw University — $2,467,589 Winston-Salem State University — $4,375,966 Ohio
Central State University — $1,978,028 Wilberforce University — $1,231,005 Oklahoma
Langston University — $2,356,747 Pennsylvania
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania — $1,712,647 Lincoln University of Pennsylvania — $2,081,149 South Carolina
Allen University — $1,382,744 Benedict College — $2,672,945 Claflin University — $1,844,621 Clinton Junior College — $250,000 Denmark Technical College — $1,610,441 Morris College — $1,561,979 South Carolina State University — $3,354,581 Voorhees College — $1,743,086 Tennessee
Fisk University — $1,356,300 Lane College — $2,691,975 LeMoyne-Owen College — $1,252,907 Tennessee State University — $4,851,718 Texas
Huston-Tillotson University — $1,985,989 Jarvis Christian College — $991,903 Paul Quinn College — $1,079,394 Prairie View A&M University — $4,334,301 SW Christian College — $250,000 St. Philip’s College — $5,404,878 Texas College — $1,095,504 Texas Southern University — $4,438,376 Wiley College — $1,600,510 Virginia
Hampton University — $2,641,339 Norfolk State University — $3,312,058 St. Paul’s College — $1,392,751 Virginia State University — $3,679,066 Virginia Union University — $1,719,627 Virginia University of Lynchburg — $500,000 West Virginia
Bluefield State College — $1,208,548 West Virginia State University — $1,921,352 U.S. Virgin Islands
