UDC wins $300K Propel Agri-Tech grant

PROPEL ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION IN FIRST-ROUND IMPACT GRANT FUNDING TO 15 HBCUs

Impact Grants Made Possible As Part of Apple’s Nationwide Investment In Racial Equity and Justice and Its Support of the Propel Center, An Innovation and Learning HBCU Collaboration

(Atlanta, Georgia – Thursday, December 17, 2021) – The Propel Center, committed to advancing equity in education by serving as a global leadership and innovation hub for HBCUs, announced today the 15 institutions selected to receive $3 million collectively for their stellar Impact grant submissions centered around Agri-tech and Arts & Entertainment initiatives.

Upon careful consideration of the 44 impressive proposals submitted, the Propel Center named the University of the District of Columbia, Morehouse School of Medicine, Delaware State University Foundation, Alabama State University, and Southern University Agricultural Research & Extension Center, and the Southern University Law Center as the five finalists to be awarded Agri-tech grants. Likewise, Jackson State University, Prairie View A & M University, Wiley College, Bishop State Community College, Miles College, Bethune Cookman University, Benedict College, Simmons College of Kentucky, Edward Waters University, and HBCUvc were chosen for funding focused on the Arts.

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