More than 40 HBCUs Receive Grants for Campus Improvements and Innovation Lounges at Annual Award Celebration
"The Home Depot has a proud legacy of supporting and uplifting Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We've reached more than 82 universities over the last 15 years with many multi-year relationships with the same schools," said
The Retool Your School Awards Celebration was held on
Sixty-seven schools applied for grants, with participating HBCUs separated into three clusters based on student population. More than 7 million votes were cast online by students, staff and supporters “ ultimately deciding the top 10 schools per cluster to receive grants ranging from
Congratulations to all the winning institutions of the 2024 Retool Your School program.
Campus Improvement
- Albany State University (1st Place -
$150K Award) - Alabama A&M University (2nd Place -
$100K Award) - Jackson State University (3rd Place -
$80K Award) - Grambling State University (4th Place -
$60K Award) - Southern University and A&M College (5th Place -
$50K Award) - Prairie View A&M University (6th Place -
$50K Award) - Bowie State University (7th Place -
$40K Award) - Winston-Salem State University (8th Place -
$40K Award) - North Carolina Central University (9th Place -
$40K Award) - Howard University (10th Place -
$40K Award)
Campus Improvement
- South Carolina State University (1st Place -
$150K Award) - Benedict College (2nd Place -
$100K Award) - Alcorn State University (3rd Place -
$80K Award) - Tuskegee University (4th Place -
$60K Award) - Savannah State University (5th Place -
$60K Award) - Mississippi Valley State University (6th Place -
$50K Award) - Alabama State University (7th Place -
$50K Award) - Coahoma Community College (8th Place -
$40K Award) - Fort Valley State University (9th Place -
$40K Award) - Kentucky State University (10th Place -
$40K Award)
Campus Improvement
- Paine College (1st Place -
$150K Award) - Morris Brown College (2nd Place -
$100K Award) - Texas College (3rd Place -
$80K Award) - Fisk University 4th Place -
$60K Award) - Saint Augustine's University (5th Place -
$60K Award) - Johnson C. Smith University (6th Place -
$50K Award) - Southwestern Christian College (7th Place -
$50K Award) - Stillman College (8th Place -
$40K Award) - Philander Smith College (9th Place -
$40K Award) - Lane College (10th Place -
$40K Award)
Innovation Lounge Grant
- Jarvis Christian College
- Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
- Livingstone College
- Jackson State University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- Simmons College of Kentucky
University of District of Columbia- Virginia State University
- Wiley College
- Xavier University
- Coppin State University
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of fiscal year 2023, the company operated a total of 2,335 retail stores in all 50 states, the
About Retool Your School
The Home Depot's Retool Your School grant program strives to give back to our nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) what they have so generously given to their communities: a strong foundation, renewed purpose and distinctive character through campus uplift and beautification funding. Established in 2009, Retool Your School has invested more than