Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Historically Black Tennessee State University has received $700,000 in funding as part of a $10 million grant awarded to the City of Nashville by the United States Department of Transportation. In partnership with Nashville’s Department of Transportation and WeGo Public Transit, scholars and graduate students at the HBCU will use the new funds to study methods to improve pedestrian safety and mitigate traffic fatalities.
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to improve breast cancer risk assessments for Black women. According to scholars at the university, Black women are slightly less likely to develop breast cancer than White women, but significantly more likely to die from the disease. The grant project will utilize artificial intelligence to develop and distribute an accurate screening tool specific to Black women patients.
Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black educational institution in Texas, has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the United States Department of Defense to advance the HBCU’s capabilities in material sciences education and research. The funds will be used to purchase a Laser-based Floating Zone Furnace – a device used in materials research for single crystal growth.
The Public Health Institute at historically Black Virginia State University has received a $500,575 grant from the Opioid Abatement Authority to establish the “At the HELM (Healthful Engagement, Leveraging, and Mobilization): Countermeasures for Opioid Use and Abuse” initiative. The project will focus on offering innovative interventions, health education, and alternative therapies for the local community, as well as provide real-world training opportunities for psychology students.
