The U.S. Department of Education has awarded grants totaling $26,164,627 to five postsecondary institutions under the Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) program.
The purpose of the HBGI program is to provide financial assistance to establish or strengthen the academic resources, endowment building capacity, management capabilities and physical plants of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
In addition to the five new awards, the HBGI program will award continuation awards during FY 2012 to 19 qualified graduate programs, totaling $32,793,731. A complete list of the five grant award recipients follows:
ALABAMA Tuskegee University, Tuskegee $2,153,184; California Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles $2,168,924; Georgia Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta $3,148,345; Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta $11,586,008; Tennessee Meharry Medical College, Nashville $7,108,166.
For additional information on the Strengthening Historically Black College and Universities grant program, visit www2.ed.gov/programs/ iduestitle3b/index.ht ml.