Claflin university fostering undergraduate talent by unlocking resources for education (future)act (2019) program

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Claflin University $1.671 million on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), designated as Project Grant P031E250074 for the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act (2019) Program. The award funds activities to strengthen the management and fiscal operations of the institution and to plan, develop, or implement activities including endowment building to strengthen academic quality. Performance occurs in Orangeburg, South Carolina, with a period of performance through September 30, 2027. Claflin University, founded in 1869, is the oldest historically black college and university in South Carolina and serves a student body over 90% African American, with 39% first-generation college students. The award is classified as assistance under the institutional development program, which provides grants to eligible colleges and universities meeting specified criteria related to low average per-full-time-equivalent educational and general expenditures and substantial percentages of students receiving Pell Grants or other federal need-based financial aid.