LU secures $800,000 HBCU grant
Special from Public Relations
Issue date: 11/18/09 Section: News
Langston University's HUD/HBCU Economic Development and Outreach Department recently announced the receipt of an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The HUD/HBCU Department is housed in the university's Institutional Advancement and Development (IAD) division. Linda Tillman, principal investigator/program director of economic development and outreach for the department, says that the aim of the Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) grant is to enable LU to provide economic development and outreach to the town of Langston City and the Empowerment Zone in Oklahoma City.
"The grant funding is designed to address specific needs of underserved communities in both the Langston and Oklahoma City areas," said Linda Tillman. "The 2009 HUD/HBCU Community Partnership and Revitalization Initiative is in keeping with 10-year strategic plan that Langston University's president, Dr. JoAnn Haysbert, set in place (in 2005)."
According to Tillman, the grant will specifically target key revitalization projects, which include funding the construction of a regulation-size softball field the town of Langston's T. G. Green Park, and expanding the capacity of the Business Resource and Incubator Center (BRIC) in the Langston Retail Plaza.
Other LU outreaches that will be underwritten by the grant include funding housing and foreclosure seminars in Oklahoma City, funding job placement and counseling programs in targeted areas, and working with faith-based organizations and grass roots organization to promote neighborhood associations and neighborhood gardens in the Empowerment Zone of Oklahoma City.
For Haysbert, the grant is another step in assuring LU maintains a positive connection with the communities it serves and provides the resources needed to keep those communities flourishing.
"Ms. Tillman and her staff are to be commended for their hard work on this grant," Haysbert said. "Not only will this grant enable LU to widen its nets in community service, but it will help to open dialogue between HUD and the underserved communities that depend on its funding to thrive."
Answering the nationwide challenge by President Barack Obama for more involvement by organizations on a community level, LU hopes that the Community Partnership and Revitalization initiative (CPR) will help to make the lasting difference that the President is seeking in both the Langston and Oklahoma City areas.
To learn more about Langston University's Community Partnership and Revitalization Initiative in the Division of Institutional Advancement Department, contact their offices at 405-962-1632.
The HUD/HBCU Department is housed in the university's Institutional Advancement and Development (IAD) division. Linda Tillman, principal investigator/program director of economic development and outreach for the department, says that the aim of the Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) grant is to enable LU to provide economic development and outreach to the town of Langston City and the Empowerment Zone in Oklahoma City.
"The grant funding is designed to address specific needs of underserved communities in both the Langston and Oklahoma City areas," said Linda Tillman. "The 2009 HUD/HBCU Community Partnership and Revitalization Initiative is in keeping with 10-year strategic plan that Langston University's president, Dr. JoAnn Haysbert, set in place (in 2005)."
According to Tillman, the grant will specifically target key revitalization projects, which include funding the construction of a regulation-size softball field the town of Langston's T. G. Green Park, and expanding the capacity of the Business Resource and Incubator Center (BRIC) in the Langston Retail Plaza.
Other LU outreaches that will be underwritten by the grant include funding housing and foreclosure seminars in Oklahoma City, funding job placement and counseling programs in targeted areas, and working with faith-based organizations and grass roots organization to promote neighborhood associations and neighborhood gardens in the Empowerment Zone of Oklahoma City.
For Haysbert, the grant is another step in assuring LU maintains a positive connection with the communities it serves and provides the resources needed to keep those communities flourishing.
"Ms. Tillman and her staff are to be commended for their hard work on this grant," Haysbert said. "Not only will this grant enable LU to widen its nets in community service, but it will help to open dialogue between HUD and the underserved communities that depend on its funding to thrive."
Answering the nationwide challenge by President Barack Obama for more involvement by organizations on a community level, LU hopes that the Community Partnership and Revitalization initiative (CPR) will help to make the lasting difference that the President is seeking in both the Langston and Oklahoma City areas.
To learn more about Langston University's Community Partnership and Revitalization Initiative in the Division of Institutional Advancement Department, contact their offices at 405-962-1632.
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