Baltimore Business Journal September 17, 2012 Maryland Historically Black Colleges win $12.2M in grants by Jack Lambert, Researcher/Reporter The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $12.2 million in grants to Coppin State University, Morgan State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Bowie State University. The grants will be awarded to the state's Historically Black Colleges over the next five years. The money will go toward strengthening "academic resources, management capabilities, and infrastructure," according to a joint statement by U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski and U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, both Maryland Democrats. Here's a breakdown of the grants: * $3.9 million for Morgan State University for tutoring and counseling programs, building an endowment, providing job-training in underrepresented disciplines, faculty development and community outreach. * $3 million for Bowie State University to help close the achievement gap for first-generation college students, increase enrollment and implement a plan to enhance educational offerings. * $2.8 million for Coppin State University to strengthen retention and graduation rates, improve academic programming, and increase minority participation in fields of science, technology, nursing, information technology and geography. * $2.5 million for University of Maryland Eastern Shore for building access to high quality values-based education, recruitment and retention, engagement in research and development and closing the achievement gap. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.