On September 18th, 2012 the U.S Department of Education awarded nearly 228 million dollars to HBCU’s in five-year grants. The formula for the grants is formulated by the number of Pell Grant recipients per year, number of graduates over the past with graduate school or professional training, which determines a proportion of total funding which is appropriated to each institution.
The U.S Secretary of Education, Anne Duncan said, “HBCU’s have made enduring, even staggering contributions to American life despite the steep financial challenges many have faced….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 Grio released negative connotations in an article, “Obama White House awards HBCU’s, but how will the money be managed?” The article depicts HBCU’s as schools who have Presidents that mismanage funds and questions their ability to manage the funding. Hence, 16 HBCU’s have vacancies for President.
Yet, although HBCU’s account for only three percent of all U.S. colleges, they produce 40 percent of the nation’s black science graduates. They are responsible for generating 75 percent of all African-American Ph.D.’s and 70 percent of black federal judges.
We attempted to reach out to Jim Bradshaw at the U.S Department of Education but, he was not available for questioning.
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
