Four HBCUs Among Six Institutions Selected in NCAA Grant Program - Higher Education

Four HBCUs Among Six Institutions Selected in NCAA Grant Program - Higher Education: In an initiative designed to boost student-athlete academic performance, the NCAA has selected six universities to participate in its Limited-Resources Institutions Grant Program Pilot. The schools, which include four historically Black institutions, will receive grants totaling more than $4.3 million that will help them better fulfill NCAA Division I requirements.

NCAA officials say the grant program pilot funds will be supporting new initiatives and expand existing campus programs, such as “summer bridge programs, summer financial aid, and mentoring and tutoring.” The schools are expected to hire additional academic support staff and purchase technology as instructional aids.

“As the academic expectations for Division I student-athletes continue to increase, the NCAA is proud to offer assistance to those institutions that have demonstrated need and a plan for using these funds to contribute to student-athlete success,” NCAA Executive Vice President Dr. Bernard Franklin said in a statement.