INSTITUTIONAL AND ACADEMIC GRANTS provide funding for specific programs or general operating support for the College. The following grants were awarded to the College between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. For a more complete list of corporate and foundation funders, please see BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER GROUPS.

The Delaplaine Foundation – to support the summer reading clinic and the creation of a multimedia lab

M&T Bank – to provide general operating support

Maryland Department of Commerce, Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund – to support the Endowed Chair in Advanced Bioproducts Research and Education

Health Services Cost Review Commission/Maryland Higher Education Commission, Nursing Support Program II – to support the growth of the baccalaureate nursing program

Maryland State Department of Education, State Personnel Development Grant – to support the development of content for an interactive mathematics platform for school-aged children

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – to support a summer research experience for students

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vibrational Spectroscopy

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration – to support thermal evaluation and mitigation

National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (DUE-1660640) – to provide scholarship support for students majoring in STEM and planning to be secondary education teachers

National Science Foundation, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (DUE-1431522) – to expand access to spectrometers at multiple institutions

PNC Foundation – to support Sonia Kovalevsky Math Day to encourage high school girls to continue their study of mathematics

G. Frank Thomas Foundation – to support student scholarships

United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – to support the study of downy mildew and boxwood blight