Votes for The Dwelling Depot’s Retool Your College program are in, with six Traditionally Black Schools and Universities (HBCUs) in Mississippi introduced as grant winners.
The HBCUs that may obtain the grants — which differ from $20,000 to $75,000 — are Jackson State College, Alcorn State College, Mississippi Valley State College, Tougaloo School, Rust School, and Coahoma Group School.
This 12 months, the Retool Your College program will distribute roughly $1 million of funds in three clusters to 30 HBCUs, persevering with the 13-year aim to grant cash for the development of campuses throughout the nation.
“Since its launch in 2009, The Dwelling Depot’s Retool Your College Campus Enchancment Grant Program has supplied assist to nearly 70 % of the nation’s HBCUs by way of greater than 180 grants,” Derek Bottoms, chief variety officer for The Dwelling Depot, mentioned. “Grants from The Dwelling Depot have helped HBCUs make greater than $5 million price of enhancements, together with the creation of out of doors eco-classrooms, renovation of well being services, revamping of residence halls, and extra.”
The entire record of the profitable HBCUs is included under.
Cluster 1:
- Alabama A&M College
- Alabama State College
- Jackson State College
- Southern College and A&M School
- Albany State College
- Grambling State College
- Winston-Salem State College
- Fayetteville State College
- Prairie View A&M College
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College
Cluster 2:
- Coahoma Group School
- Alcorn State College
- Tuskegee College
- Benedict School
- South Carolina State College
- Mississippi Valley State College
- College of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- Elizabeth Metropolis State College
- West Virginia State College
- Hampton College
Cluster 3:
- Tougaloo School
- Texas School
- Fisk College
- Johnson C. Smith College
- Lane School
- Southwestern Christian School
- Wilberforce College
- Saint Augustine College
- Edward Waters College
- Rust School