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.
Clark Atlanta University has received a $140,000 grant through the Getty Foundation’s Black Visual Arts Archives program to establish an official archive for the HBCU’s museum. The project will focus on assessing and inventorying significant records relating to the museum’s history, exhibitions, and artist and object files, which are currently stored in non-archival filing cabinets.
Historically Black Texas Southern University is leading a $2.2 million grant project from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research to establish the Center for Scientific Machine Learning for Materials Science, alongside institutional partners Texas A&M University, the University of Michigan and historically Black Prairie View A&M University. The new research center will focus on building advanced machine learning tools to predict, optimize, and simulate new materials with greater speed and accuracy for use in manufacturing and defense technology.
Delaware State University has received $749,968 in funding through the National Science Foundation’s Track 1 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Grant program to expand the HBCU’s efforts in preparing the next generation of STEM educators in underserved schools. The grant will fund scholarships, mentoring, and hands-on-learning opportunities to support students pursuing careers in STEM education.
Jules Guei, assistant professor of chemistry at Alabama A&M University, was recently awarded a $122,500 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire an ice machine and a deionized water purification system. The new equipment will significantly enhance laboratory capabilities and reduce operating costs, as the HBCU currently relies on external vendors for distilled water and related laboratory essentials. This grant is the first NSF instrumentation grant received by the HBCU’s chemistry program.
Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida has received a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance the HBCU’s technology infrastructure. Through the new funding, the university will update its campus Wi-Fi connectivity, strengthen cybersecurity, and support faculty-led research and remote learning.
