INSTITUTIONAL AND ACADEMIC GRANTS AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS provide funding for specific programs or general operating support for the College. The following grants and sponsored programs are recognized for the period between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. For a more complete list of corporate and foundation funders, please see BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER GROUPS.

Ausherman Foundation – to support Data Driven Frederick’s development of an analytics dashboard for The Frederick 12-to-24 Collaborative

The Boyd Foundation – to provide scholarship support

City of Frederick – to perform steam temperature monitoring and reporting

Council of Independent Colleges – to support Hood in navigating the evolving landscape of federal regulations and policies

Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. – to provide capital funds for Brodbeck Hall

Frederick County – to perform air quality monitoring and reporting

The Gudelsky Foundation – to provide scholarship support

The International Honor Society in Psychology – to fund a study on mental health

The Maryland Center for Computing Education – to support professional development for pre-k teachers on computational thinking

The Maryland Center for Computing Education – to fund professional development for teachers on artificial intelligence

The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling – to fund a program that addresses problem gambling

Maryland Department of Budget and Management Capital Grant – to fund the renovation of the Bioscience Research and Education Center

Maryland Department of Natural Resources – to fund lab analysis in support of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ State Lake Monitoring Program

Maryland Higher Education Commission – to fund campus safety equipment

Maryland Higher Education Commission – to support a nursing faculty member through the Nursing Educator Doctoral Grant program

Maryland Higher Education Commission – to support two nursing faculty members through the Nursing Faculty Annual Recognition program

Maryland Higher Education Commission – to support two faculty members through the Academic Nurse Education Certification Award

M&T Charitable Foundation – to support the Hood Fund

National Collegiate Athletic Association – to support a new assistant men’s lacrosse position in athletics

The PNC Foundation – to fund the Sonia Kovalevsky Math Day for high school girls

Research America – to fund a Microbiology, Public Health, and History film festival

The Rice Family Foundation – to provide scholarship support

The George L. Shields Foundation – to provide scholarships for nursing students

The G. Frank Thomas Foundation – to support student scholarships

U.S. Department of Energy – to fund artificial intelligence training for undergraduate students in collaboration with DOE laboratories

U.S. National Science Foundation – to fund computer science curriculum development in edge artificial intelligence