Here are this week’s grants and gifts to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
North Carolina A&T State University – $10 Million
Historically Black North Carolina A&T State University has received a $10 million grant from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation, a District of Columbia-based charity organization dedicated to supporting nonprofits. The donation will be used to create Clark Legacy Endowed Scholarships for first-year students enrolled in the university’s College of Engineering.
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff – $300,000
A group of scholars from the Historically Black University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and Arkansas State University have received a nearly $300,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to support their project, “Creating a New Pathway for Increasing the Presence of African American Teachers in Ag Teacher Education Programs.” The project will support five students from the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff during a summer research program in agricultural education at Arkansas State University.
Tuskegee University & Florida A&M University – $100,000
U.S. Sugar, the largest producer of sugarcane in the United States, has provided a $100,000 grant to fund a collaborative project between two historically Black institutions, Tuskegee University in Alabama and Florida A&M University. The research project, led by Tuskegee University, will study farming methods, such as sugarcane burning, to develop more sustainable agricultural techniques.
Congratulations to all the HBCUs for these outstanding contributions!