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