Bennie G. Thompson

10/04/2024 | Press release | Archived content

Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Announces Department of Defense Grants to Jackson State University Under HBCU/MI Program

BOLTON, MS- Congressman Bennie G. Thompson is pleased to announce that the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded $50.1 million in grants to 98 university researchers under the Fiscal Year 2024 Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program.

Jackson State University (JSU) in Mississippi has been awarded two grants, totaling $512,870, for research and educational advancements in critical scientific fields:

INSTITUTION

INSTRUMENTATION PROPOSAL

AMOUNT

Jackson State University

Acquisition of an Advanced Potentiostat for Research and Training in Jackson State University

$115,006

Jackson State University

Optical Laser Lithography Fabrication System and Local Multiferroelectric Properties of Van Der Waals Materials and their Heterostructure

$397,864

These funds will be used to support advanced research and education in fields important to national security and defense. The DoD HBCU/MI Program plays a pivotal role in strengthening the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline while increasing the research and educational capacity of HBCUs and Minority-serving Institutions.