{"id":143870,"date":"2023-04-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-home-depot-announces-grants-for-36-hbcus-at-2023-retool-your-school-awards-celebration\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T08:10:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:10:27","slug":"the-home-depot-anuncia-subvenciones-para-36-hbcu-en-la-celebracion-de-los-premios-retool-your-school-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/the-home-depot-anuncia-subvenciones-para-36-hbcu-en-la-celebracion-de-los-premios-retool-your-school-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Home Depot Announces Grants for 36 HBCUs at 2023 Retool Your School Awards Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 12, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; In the 14th year of its Retool Your School program, The Home Depot<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> awarded 36 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$2 million<\/span> in grants to improve their college campuses. <span class=\"xn-org\">Alabama A&amp;M University<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Coahoma Community College<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-org\">Fisk University<\/span> placed first in their respective competition clusters, each winning a <span class=\"xn-money\">$150,000<\/span> grant. The 2023 Retool Your School program was expanded to include an additional <span class=\"xn-money\">$2 million<\/span> in needs-based grants such as Innovation Lounge renovations, internship and externship programs, scholarships and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6285left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg6285left\" title=\"The Home Depot logo.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/118058\/the_home_depot_logo.jpg\" alt=\"The Home Depot logo.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Retool Your School Awards Celebration was held on\u00a0Tuesday, April 11 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to celebrate the participating schools and the 2023 program year. The event was hosted by actor, author, and HBCU alumnae, <span class=\"xn-person\">Rashan Ali<\/span>. <span class=\"xn-person\">Andre Dickens<\/span>, mayor of <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Molly Battin<\/span>, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of The Home Depot, delivered remarks to attendees about the importance of championing our nation&#8217;s HBCUs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Home Depot&#8217;s commitment to HBCUs goes deeper than just financial support,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Molly Battin<\/span>, senior vice president and chief marketing officer. &#8220;We recognize that HBCUs are fundamental to academic success and professional development in both the communities they serve and our nation as a whole. We&#8217;re committed to preserving that incredible history and seeing that it continues to grow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>HBCUs participating in the Campus Improvement Grant program were separated into three clusters based on student population. The top ten schools with the most votes per cluster received grants ranging from\u00a0$40,000\u00a0to\u00a0$150,000. As part of the new needs-based grant program, 10 schools were also awarded with Innovation Lounge funding to enhance existing spaces on campuses where students can congregate, ideate and collaborate.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the winning institutions of the 2023 Retool Your School program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Campus Improvement Grant Cluster 1<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Alabama A&amp;M University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Jackson State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Albany State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Howard University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Hampton University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Grambling State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Alabama State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Southern University<\/span> and A&amp;M College<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Winston-Salem State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Norfolk State University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><u>Campus Improvement Grant Cluster 2<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Coahoma Community College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">South Carolina State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Tuskegee University<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Bethune-Cookman University<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Kentucky State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Benedict College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Savannah State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Mississippi Valley State University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><u>Campus Improvement Grant Cluster 3<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Fisk University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Tougaloo College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Johnson C. Smith University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Lane College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Texas College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Southwestern Christian College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Wilberforce University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Morris Brown College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Rust College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Saint Augustine&#8217;s<\/span> University<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><u>Innovation Lounge Grant<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Bethune-Cookman University<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Florida A&amp;M University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Interdenominational Theological Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Lincoln University of Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Meharry Medical College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Morehouse College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Morris Brown College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Southern University<\/span> and A&amp;M College<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Southwestern Christian College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Voorhees College<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since 2009, through Retool Your School, The Home Depot has invested more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$9.25 million dollars<\/span> to update, upgrade and uplift HBCU campuses. In 2023, the company quadrupled its Retool Your School commitment to <span class=\"xn-money\">$4 million<\/span> as part of its continued dedication to celebrating the legacy and pride of HBCUs. To learn more, visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3833596-1&amp;h=2708926240&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fretoolyourschool.com%2F&amp;a=RetoolYourSchool.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">RetoolYourSchool.com<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About The Home Depot\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><\/b>The Home Depot is the world&#8217;s largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of fiscal year 2022, the company operated a total of 2,322 retail stores in all 50 states, the <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Guam<\/span>, 10 Canadian provinces and <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>. The company employs approximately 475,000 associates. The Home Depot&#8217;s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s 500 index. The Home Depot is #17 on the 2022 Fortune 500.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Retool Your School\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/><\/b>The Home Depot&#8217;s Retool Your School grant program strives to give back to our nation&#8217;s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) what they have so generously given to their communities: a strong foundation, renewed purpose and distinctive character through campus uplift and beautification funding. Established in 2009, Retool Your School has invested more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$9.25 million<\/span> to support 227 campus improvement grants provided to 71 percent of the nation&#8217;s HBCUs. To learn more about Retool Your School, visit RetoolYourSchool.com and follow us on Twitter @HomeDepotRetool, Instagram @RetoolYourSchool and Facebook @RetoolYourSchool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3833596-1&amp;h=1923898201&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F118058%2Fthe_home_depot_logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F118058%2Fthe_home_depot_logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/118058\/the_home_depot_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The Home Depot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 12, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; In the 14th year of its Retool Your School program, The Home Depot<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> awarded 36 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$2 million<\/span> in grants to improve their college campuses. <span class=\"xn-org\">Alabama A&amp;M University<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Coahoma Community College<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-org\">Fisk University<\/span> placed first in their respective competition&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143870"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143874,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143870\/revisions\/143874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}