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.
Robert Green, chair of the department of physical and forensic sciences at Alabama State University, has been awarded an $800,000 grant from the United States Department of Energy to advance the HBCU’s research in chemistry and materials sciences. The funds will provide eight student internship opportunities per year and paid research experiences for students over the next three years. Participating students will be trained on using neutron diffraction as an analytical technique to confirm the structure of synthesized solids.
Historically Black Kentucky State University, in partnership with the University of Kentucky, has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Project. The program will provide families in four Kentucky counties with comprehensive life skills based on each community’s unique needs.
The Historically Black College and University Health Equity Data Consortium housed at North Carolina A&T State University has received a $1.03 million grant from the North Carolina Division of Public Health to address data modernization workforce needs. The grant will support the consortium’s partner institutions collaborate on health disparity research, establish partnerships with state and local governments, and create new student pathways to health equity and data science careers.
Talladega College has been awarded a $345,000 State Crisis Intervention Program grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to enhance public safety, promote community well-being, and expand mental health resources on the HBCU’s campus and within the local Talladega community. The project will be led by Christopher Anderson, chief of police at Talladega College.
Historically Black Delaware State University has received a $499,603 grant from the United States Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women to strengthen the HBCU’s approaches to addressing domestic dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking incidents on campus. The funding will go towards the development of a comprehensive prevention plan, as well as a peer mentor program.
Georgia State University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to establish the Gullah/Geeche Sacred Land Project, an initiative aimed at maintaining African American burial grounds. The funds will be used to create undergraduate and graduate curricula, research and heritage preservation opportunities, and community engagement initiatives regarding the history and significance of Black sacred land traditions and methods to protect ancestral burial grounds.
