U.S. Department of Education
September 18, 2012
U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $228 Million to 97 Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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/index.html.
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
University of Virgin Islands - $1,650,898
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