{"id":265774,"date":"2024-04-12T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-home-depot-announces-2024-retool-your-school-winners\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T21:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T01:30:01","slug":"the-home-depot-anuncia-los-ganadores-de-retool-your-school-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/the-home-depot-anuncia-los-ganadores-de-retool-your-school-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Home Depot Announces 2024 Retool Your School Winners"},"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.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>More than 40 HBCUs Receive Grants for Campus Improvements and Innovation Lounges at Annual Award Celebration <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 12, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Home Depot awarded 42 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with nearly <span class=\"xn-money\">$3 million<\/span> in grants for campus enhancements at the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4139316-1&amp;h=3180090967&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fretoolyourschool.com%2F&amp;a=Retool+Your+School\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Retool Your School<\/a>\u00a0Awards Celebration. <span class=\"xn-org\">Albany State University<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">South Carolina State University<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-org\">Paine College<\/span> placed first in their respective clusters, each winning a <span class=\"xn-money\">$150,000<\/span> grant. Since its inception in 2009, The Home Depot Retool Your School Program has invested more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$12 million<\/span> in financial support, providing HBCUs with needs-based grants for campus renovations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgdf08left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgdf08left\" title=\"The Home Depot logo.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/118058\/THE_HOME_DEPOT_LOGO_v1.jpg\" alt=\"The Home Depot logo.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Home Depot has a proud legacy of supporting and uplifting Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We&#8217;ve reached more than 82 universities over the last 15 years with many multi-year relationships with the same schools,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Molly Battin<\/span>, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of The Home Depot. &#8220;Our Retool Your School grants play a crucial role in ensuring that prestigious universities can continue supporting students and their communities through critical campus improvements and innovation lounges that foster creativity and collaboration. These grants go beyond just improving physical spaces: they foster positive outcomes for students and communities across the U.S.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Retool Your School Awards Celebration was held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, April 11<\/span>, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta<\/span>. Hosted by actor, author and HBCU alumnae <span class=\"xn-person\">Rashan Ali<\/span>, with remarks from <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta<\/span> Mayor <span class=\"xn-person\">Andre Dickens<\/span>, The Home Depot chair, president and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Ted Decker<\/span> and CMO Molly Battin, the event highlighted the 15-year legacy of the Retool Your School program\u00a0and awarded Legacy Honorees who supported the program in an exemplary way.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-seven schools applied for grants, with participating HBCUs separated into three clusters based on student population. More than 7 million votes were cast online by students, staff and supporters \u2013 ultimately deciding the top 10 schools per cluster to receive grants ranging from <span class=\"xn-money\">$40,000<\/span> to <span class=\"xn-money\">$150,000<\/span> for campus improvements. Additionally, 12 schools were awarded Innovation Lounge funding to enhance existing spaces on campuses where students can gather, ideate and collaborate.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the winning institutions of the 2024 Retool Your School program.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Campus Improvement Grant Cluster 1<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Albany State University<\/span> (1<sup>st<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$150K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Alabama A&amp;M University<\/span> (2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$100K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Jackson State University<\/span> (3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$80K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Grambling State University<\/span> (4<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$60K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Southern University<\/span> and A&amp;M College (5<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$50K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Prairie View A&amp;M University<\/span> (6<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$50K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Bowie State University<\/span> (7<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Winston-Salem State University<\/span> (8<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">North Carolina Central University<\/span> (9<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Howard University<\/span> (10<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/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\">South Carolina State University<\/span> (1<sup>st<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$150K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Benedict College<\/span> (2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$100K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Alcorn State University<\/span> (3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$80K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Tuskegee University<\/span> (4<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$60K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Savannah State University<\/span> (5<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$60K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Mississippi Valley State University<\/span> (6<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$50K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Alabama State University<\/span> (7<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$50K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Coahoma Community College<\/span> (8<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Fort Valley State University<\/span> (9<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Kentucky State University<\/span> (10<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/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\">Paine College<\/span> (1<sup>st<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$150K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Morris Brown College<\/span> (2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$100K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Texas College<\/span> (3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$80K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Fisk University<\/span> 4<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$60K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li>Saint\u00a0Augustine&#8217;s University (5<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$60K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li>Johnson\u00a0C. Smith University (6<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$50K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Southwestern Christian College<\/span> (7<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$50K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Stillman College<\/span> (8<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Philander Smith College<\/span> (9<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Lane College<\/span> (10<sup>th<\/sup> Place &#8211; <span class=\"xn-money\">$40K<\/span> Award)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><u>Innovation Lounge Grant <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Jarvis Christian College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Lincoln University of Pennsylvania<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Livingstone College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Jackson State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">North Carolina A&amp;T State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Simmons College<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Kentucky<\/span><\/li>\n<li>University of <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Virginia State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Wiley College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Xavier University<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Coppin State University<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About The Home Depot<br \/><\/b>The Home Depot is the world&#8217;s largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of fiscal year 2023, the company operated a total of 2,335 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 465,000 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.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Retool Your School<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\">$12 million<\/span> to support over 270 grants provided to more than 72 percent of the nation&#8217;s HBCUs. 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