The City of Tuskegee has been awarded a $578,155 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to support business site development in Tuskegee, AL. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2023 to August 1, 2026, will fund infrastructure upgrades and capacity-building initiatives to strengthen the regional economy and enhance community development in the Appalachian region. This award is part of the City of Tuskegee's...
The City of Tuskegee was awarded a $957,720.00 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) on November 1, 2023. The grant funding will support community infrastructure improvements in Tuskegee, Alabama over a three-year period ending on October 31, 2026. The Appalachian Area Development program provides substantial grant funding to organizations in the Appalachian region for activities that strengthen the regional economy and...
The Utilities Board of the City of Tuskegee received a $749,526 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to support community infrastructure improvements in Tuskegee, Alabama. The award, which spans from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will fund projects to strengthen the community's economic competitiveness and enhance regional development within the Appalachian region. The Utilities Board, a non-profit...
Tuskegee University was awarded $500,000 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal Project Grant program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish an undergraduate research and extension education site. Over five years, the site will pair rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Tuskegee University and other institutions with faculty and graduate student mentors for 10-week summer research programs in food,...
This $346,774 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service was made to Tuskegee University under the Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.652) to conduct research and experimental activities related to the Tuskegee Demonstration and Experimental Forest. The project will run from August 2024 through December 2027. As a historically Black, 1890 land-grant university, Tuskegee University has an extensive history of delivering research, education, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $450,000.00, issued on April 18, 2024 by the Delta Regional Authority, aims to address deep-seated employment issues in rural Alabama through a collaboration between Tuskegee University and TrendCo USA, in partnership with the Macon County Economic Development Authority. The funding will support scalable remedies and systemic solutions to improve economic development and increase employment opportunities in the targeted rural region. As the awardee, Tuskegee...
This federal Project Grant award under the Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.523), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), provides $1,680,000.00 to Tuskegee University to advance research, education, and extension services in the areas of agricultural systems, rural prosperity, and environmental sustainability. The project, titled "The Center for Food Systems, Rural Prosperity, and...
Tuskegee University will provide a Food and Agricultural Scholars Program (TUFASP) through a $1,010,526.32 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant period is from July 15, 2022 through July 14, 2026. Under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524), TUFASP will offer multiple scholarships for students studying food and agriculture at Tuskegee University, an 1890 Land-Grant Institution....
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (NSF DRL) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $999,995 to Tuskegee University from May 15, 2021 through April 30, 2025. The funding supports Tuskegee University to partner with Auburn University to provide technology and cybersecurity experiences to students in the Alabama Black Belt through mobile application development. Auburn University experts in STEM education,...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $858,521.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The award is intended to improve telecommunications-enabled educational and medical services in rural areas by funding the acquisition and deployment of advanced audio, video, and information technologies. The grant recipient, Tuskegee University, will utilize the funding over a...