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Thursday

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January 2013

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Stamps Foundation Funds Morehouse Scholars Program

Written by , Posted in Georgia, HBCU Grants, Morehouse College

“I spent much time in Atlanta as an undergraduate and graduate student at Georgia Tech and am very familiar with Morehouse and its reputation for producing students who mirror the values associated with our scholarship,” said E. Roe Stamps IV. “Morehouse’s commitment to global leadership and service learning is admirable and my wife, Penny, and I are happy to support students who are striving to be leaders in those areas through the Stamps Leadership Scholars Program at Morehouse College.”

Monday

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January 2013

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Tuskegee Receives Five-Year, $699K USDA Grant

Written by , Posted in Alabama, HBCU Grants, Tuskegee University

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Tuskegee University last week announced the receipt of a five-year grant from the US Department of Agriculture of more than $699,000 dollars. The grant will fund stipends for TU students participating in summer plant pathology internships at partner institution Iowa State University. From the release:

C.S. Prakash, a professor of plant molecular genetics at Tuskegee is the principal investigator for the project and Jacquelyn Jackson, a research assistant professor in molecular biology and genetics, also at Tuskegee, is the co-principal investigator.
“This grant will impact students in a great way. My life was really impacted by being able to go on internships,” Jackson said. “To be able to help another student experience what I did as an undergrad at Tuskegee is exciting for me.”

Tuskegee will also use the funding to create an annual week-long training programs for secondary teachers and students in plant pathology.

Monday

26

November 2012

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Monday

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November 2012

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Norfolk State Earns Grant to Bolster Mental Health Service for Veterans

Written by , Posted in HBCU Grants, Norfolk State University, Virginia

Courtesy: Norfolk State University

The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work has received a $458, 277 grant to increase the number of students practicing military social work in the Hampton Roads community as well as increase the number of faculty specializing in behavioral and mental health issues facing veterans, military personnel and their families.

The Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grant is funded through the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Education. NSU was one of 13 schools of social work to receive the training grant. A total of 24 projects were funded.

Tuesday

20

November 2012

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Claflin to Launch Lecture Series on South Carolina’s Black Composers

Written by , Posted in Claflin University, Entertainment, HBCU Grants, South Carolina

Courtesy: Claflin University

The Humanities Council of South Carolina has awarded Claflin University an $8,000 grant to start a lecture series on the state’s African-American composers and perform their works.

“This lecture series will document and examine the critical contributions of African-American composers from South Carolina.  We hope this will expose our audience to the genre of classical music through interactive lectures and recitals,” said Dr. Eunjung Choi, primary principal investigator and assistant professor of piano.

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Tuesday

20

November 2012

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Hampton To Launch Nanoscience Academic Concentration in 2014

Written by , Posted in Academics, Hampton University, HBCU Grants, Virginia

Courtesy: Hampton University

The Hampton University School of Science received a $2.9 million grant to establish a nanoscience concentration. The multidisciplinary concentration will engage students in nanoscience education and research with international partners.

The National Science Foundation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) funded the grant that will support the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Implementation Project.

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Thursday

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November 2012

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Virginia State Awarded $1.4 Million to Increase Secondary Math Proficiency

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Courtesy: Virginia State University

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five year, $1.45 million grant to Virginia State University for the project Central Virginia Undergraduate Mathematics Scholarship Program (CVUMSP).  The grant will help VSU and its educational partners identify, recruit, prepare, produce and maintain a positive impact on 41 highly-qualified, local secondary mathematics teachers over the grant period. 

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Monday

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November 2012

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Virginia State Receives $300K Grant to Combat Domestic Violence

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Courtesy: Virginia State University

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence against Women has awarded Virginia State University a three year, $298,437 grant to fund programs designed to reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus. VSU is one of only 22 projects selected for funding in FY 2012.

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Tuesday

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September 2012

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Department of Ed Awards HBCUs with $227 Million Grant

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Just months from the presidential election, the Obama Administration has awarded 97 historically black colleges and universities a collective $227.9 million discretionary grant to bolster academic profiles and institutional infrastructure. The grant, announced today and already promoted by many school recipients, is part of the federal government’s Title III program, with specific strengthening objectives for HBCUs. From the release:

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.

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Tuesday

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September 2012

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Department of Ed to Award Maryland HBCUs More Than $12 Million for Retention, Infrastructure

Written by , Posted in Bowie State University, Coppin State University, HBCU Grants, Maryland, Morgan State University, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities, Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Morgan State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will collectively receive more than $12 million in funding from the Department of Education, US Senators from Maryland Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski today announced. The grant, to be split among the four institutions with each receiving at least $2.5 million, will go towards bolstering retention and infrastructure.

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Thursday

6

September 2012

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Clark Atlanta Continues Fight Against Cancer with $5.8 Million Grant Renewal

Written by , Posted in Clark-Atlanta University, HBCU Grants, Health

Clark Atlanta University today announced a renewal of a $5.8 million grant to its Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development.

The five-year grant enables continuation of research, training and community outreach activities in the African-American community conducted through the CCRTD’s Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer Research, Education and Community Services.

Dr. Shafiq Khan, executive director of the CCRTD and Georgia Research Alliance eminent scholar, is also principal investigator of this award.

“We are approaching critical, exciting junctures in our work and anticipate major breakthroughs in prostate cancer research in the very near future,” Khan said. “As important, however, is our commitment to ensure that our work translates into a culture of awareness and prevention, particularly in the African-American community. With this award from NIH/NIMHD, we will now be able to continue our significant efforts along both tracks.”

Monday

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September 2012

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Grambling to Bolster Health Sciences Curriculum with $205K Endowed Faculty Grant

Written by , Posted in Grambling State University, HBCU Grants, Louisiana

Grambling State University recently announced a $205,000 grant from Willis-Knighton Health Systems towards the endowment of three health sciences professorships. The grant is among the single largest in the university’s history, and could grow to $325,000 with contributions from state sources.

“Good things are happening at Grambling State University, and this is a really big thing,” said Frank G. Pogue, president of Grambling State University. “It’s the largest single donation in anyone’s recent memory, and with all that’s going on with the state budget cuts it comes at a critical moment.

Friday

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June 2012

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South Carolina State Receives Nearly $1 Million for Scholarships, Nuclear Science Institute

Written by , Posted in HBCU Grants, South Carolina, South Carolina State University

South Carolina State University was yesterday presented with a check for more than $940,000 from the National Nuclear Security Administration in support of the school’s Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication program and its summer Nuclear Science Institute.

“We provided scholarships for fledgling engineers and other engineering and science professionals,” he said. “S.C. State has supplied the MOX facility with the best and brightest of its students since the Scholars Program began.

“We couldn’t ask for a finer-quality student than comes out of South Carolina State.”

Tuesday

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May 2012

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North Carolina Central Receives $1.5 Million for S.T.E.M. Development

Written by , Posted in HBCU Grants, Headlines, North Carolina, North Carolina Central University

[mpoverlay]North Carolina Central University (NCCU) announces a grant of $1.5 million from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation for science and math student scholarships and program enhancements. The grant will assist NCCU in its efforts to increase the number of women and minority students who graduate with a STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) degree and pursue STEM careers.

The funding will underwrite scholarship support for four years for 40 STEM majors, along with student and faculty support services. Students will be assigned peer, faculty and professional mentors according to their goals and interests. They will take part in a learning community, live together in dedicated residential space and obtain professional internship experiences each summer. The grant will help to fund a new staff person to coordinate this program and recruit professionals to serve as mentors and provide internships.

“The intention is to surround these students with faculty and staff who demonstrate a passion and commitment to science education that will help carry them through these challenging programs,” said Chancellor Charlie Nelms. “We are so grateful to the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation for enabling us to differentiate and enhance our STEM programming in a way that benefits our students and faculty.”

Read the full story at:
NCCU News[/mpoverlay]

Friday

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April 2012

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Spelman Digital Moving Image Salon Receives $100K Grant to Develop Earth Conservation Video Game

Written by , Posted in Faculty, Georgia, HBCU Grants, Headlines, Spelman College

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[mpoverlay]Spelman College’s Digital Moving Image Salon was announced on Wednesday as one of 928 non-profits to receive funding from the National Endowment of the Arts. The DMIS, a 2012 HBCU Awards winner for Best Fine Arts Program, received $100,000 to develop a video game with a female superhero fighting for earth conservation. 

To support HERadventure, a multi-episode, augmented reality computer game. Targeted to young women ages 18-25, HERadventure’s story focuses on a young female superhero sent to Earth to save her own planet from devastation because of climate change. The game will be designed to be accessible online, on mobile platforms, Facebook, and Twitter.

The DMIS was founded and is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dr. Ayoka Chenzira. The grant is among the first in NEA’s history to be awarded for video game development.[/mpoverlay]

Friday

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April 2012

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Howard School of Divinity Receives $1 Million to Research Community Impact of Black Churches

Written by , Posted in Community, HBCU Grants, Howard University, Research, Washington DC

[mpoverlay]The Howard University School of Divinity has received a $1 million, three-year research grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., to study African-American churches in three cities and one rural location. The grant will allow research to document the best practices in those communities that lead to the spiritual, physical, social and mental health of black congregations.

Divinity school faculty and doctoral students and other researchers will work in Atlanta, Detroit, Tuskegee, Ala., and Washington, where they will explore a broad range of subjects that affect or are affected by black spiritual worship and practice, said School of Divinity Dean A. B. Pollard, III, Ph.D., the principal investigator for the grant.

“We will be looking at everything from youth, economic development and the worship experience to mental health, HIV/AIDS and the formerly incarcerated,” Pollard said.

Research in each community will be overseen by a Divinity faculty member who will work with local researchers, such as doctoral students and professors at local universities and colleges.  The researchers will examine at least two churches in each community.

Read the full story at:
School of Divinity Receives $1 Million Grant to Research Black Churches – Howard University Newsroom[/mpoverlay]

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