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.
Bowie State University was awarded more than $2.3 million in grant funding from the State of Maryland to address the critical shortage of nurses in the state and across the nation. The funds will support the HBCU’s department of nursing by enhancing hands-on training opportunities through simulation resources, providing financial support to nursing students, advancing research and innovation in nursing education, strengthening student retention services, and advancing faculty professional development.
The Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy at historically Black Texas Southern University has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Rockwell Fund to expand the institute’s heirs’ property and estate planning services in Houston’s Kashmere Gardens community over the next two years. The grant will support the placement of a dedicated attorney who will meet weekly with community members at a central facility. This community-based legal presence aims to reduce barriers to legal assistance and provide timely guidance regarding estate planning and other legal matters affecting property ownership and housing stability.
Alabama A&M University was awarded a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a new data science specialization within the HBCU’s existing graduate programs in agricultural and bio-environmental sciences. The grand funding will support curriculum development for the specialization, as well as graduate student assistantships, undergraduate research experiences, workshops, seminars, software resources, field equipment, and opportunities for students to present research at professional conferences.
