USDA today announced the selection of 15 historically African-American land-grant institutions in 14 states to receive a total of $1.5 million in economic development and business promotion grants

The grants will help create businesses, promote cooperatives and provide employment opportunities. The recipients are among the 18 institutions supported under the Second Morrill Act of 1890, a law providing for the establishment of land-grant institutions focusing on agriculture, home economics and the mechanic arts.

News Release / Listing of Grantees