Here are this week’s grants and gifts to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Spelman College — $1 Million
Spelman College, a historically Black women’s college in Atlanta, has received a $1 million grant from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to establish the Spelman SPEAR (Security Plan, Education, Assessment, and Remediation). The program will provide students with hands-on learning opportunities in cybersecurity and AI by helping local businesses and organizations with their cybersecurity efforts.
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore — $600,000
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has received a $600,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The funding will support the Historically Black university’s research into how commercial pet food transmits food-borne pathogens to humans.
Winston-Salem State University — $1.25 Million
The Department of Education at Historically Black Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina has received $1.25 million from the Office of Special Education Programs in the United States Department of Education. The funds will provide financial support and tailored special education training to 35 students pursuing a degree in early childhood education.
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff — $2 Million
The Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council has awarded a $2 million grant to the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. The award will support the renovation of the historically Black university’s Hazzard Building. The historic building was the site of the 1958 Arkansas A&M College commencement ceremony, in which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the commencement address.
Congratulations to all the HBCUs for these outstanding contributions!
