Within the 14th yr of its Retool Your Faculty program, The House Depot® awarded 36 Traditionally Black Schools and Universities (HBCUs) with greater than $2 million in grants to enhance their faculty campuses. Alabama A&M College, Coahoma Neighborhood School and Fisk College positioned first of their respective competitors clusters, every successful a $150,000 grant. The 2023 Retool Your Faculty program was expanded to incorporate a further $2 million in needs-based grants reminiscent of Innovation Lounge renovations, internship and externship applications, scholarships and extra.
The Retool Your Faculty Awards Celebration was held on Tuesday, April 11 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to have a good time the collaborating colleges and the 2023 program yr. The occasion was hosted by actor, creator, and HBCU alumnae, Rashan Ali. Andre Dickens, mayor of Atlanta, and Molly Battin, senior vice chairman and chief advertising officer of The House Depot, delivered remarks to attendees concerning the significance of championing our nation’s HBCUs.
“The House Depot’s dedication to HBCUs goes deeper than simply monetary help,” stated Molly Battin, senior vice chairman and chief advertising officer. “We acknowledge that HBCUs are basic to educational success {and professional} growth in each the communities they serve and our nation as an entire. We’re dedicated to preserving that unimaginable historical past and seeing that it continues to develop.”
HBCUs collaborating within the Campus Enchancment Grant program had been separated into three clusters based mostly on pupil inhabitants. The highest ten colleges with probably the most votes per cluster obtained grants starting from $40,000 to $150,000. As a part of the brand new needs-based grant program, 10 colleges had been additionally awarded with Innovation Lounge funding to reinforce current areas on campuses the place college students can congregate, ideate and collaborate.
Congratulations to all of the successful establishments of the 2023 Retool Your Faculty program.
Campus Enchancment Grant Cluster 1
Alabama A&M College
Jackson State College
Albany State College
Howard College
Hampton College
Grambling State College
Alabama State College
Southern College and A&M School
Winston-Salem State College
Norfolk State College
Campus Enchancment Grant Cluster 2
Coahoma Neighborhood School
South Carolina State College
Tuskegee College
Bethune-Cookman College
Kentucky State College
Benedict School
Savannah State College
College of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
College of Maryland Japanese Shore
Mississippi Valley State College
Campus Enchancment Grant Cluster 3
Fisk College
Tougaloo School
Johnson C. Smith College
Lane School
Texas School
Southwestern Christian School
Wilberforce College
Morris Brown School
Rust School
Saint Augustine’s College
Innovation Lounge Grant
Bethune-Cookman College
Florida A&M College
Interdenominational Theological Heart
Lincoln College of Missouri
Meharry Medical School
Morehouse School
Morris Brown School
Southern College and A&M School
Southwestern Christian School
Voorhees School
Since 2009, by means of Retool Your Faculty, The House Depot has invested greater than $9.25 million {dollars} to replace, improve and uplift HBCU campuses. In 2023, the corporate quadrupled its Retool Your Faculty dedication to $4 million as a part of its continued dedication to celebrating the legacy and delight of HBCUs. To study extra, go to RetoolYourSchool.com.
