CPI Grantee Institutions at a Glance
Facts about the CPI institutions
Institutions Receiving Individual Implementation Grants
- Clark Atlanta University – Atlanta, GA
- Dillard University – New Orleans, LA Fayetteville State University – Fayetteville, NC Fisk University – Nashville, TN
- Florida Memorial University – Miami Gardens, FL Huston-Tillotson University- Austin, TX
- Jarvis Christian College – Hawkins, TX LeMoyne-Owen College – Memphis, TN Morehouse College – Atlanta, GA
- Rust College – Holly Springs, MS
- Spelman College – Atlanta, GA
- University of West Alabama – Livingston, AL Wilberforce University – Wilberforce, OH
- Wiley University – Marshall, TX
- Xavier University of Louisiana – New Orleans, LA
States represented: 12 (AL, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, TX, and VA)
Institutions Receiving Cluster Implementation Grants
Cluster 1:
Morgan State University – Baltimore, MD Norfolk State University – Norfolk, VA Tennessee State University – Nashville, TN
Cluster 2:
- Oakwood University – Huntsville, AL
- Talladega College – Talladega, AL
- Tougaloo College – Tougaloo, MS
Cluster 3:
- Benedict College – Columbia, SC
- Claflin University – Orangeburg, SC
- Voorhees College – Denmark, SC
Number of students served: Over 54,000
Total credentials awarded annually by recipient institutions: Over 8,000
Average Pell-eligible population served: 73%
Range of grants: $1 million – $6 million
Sample activities: Annual convenings, acceleration grants, faculty development and training, developing certification programs and alternative credentials, establishing industry advisory councils, student internships and experiential learning