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, 2023 and June 30, 2024. For a more complete list of corporate and foundation funders, please see BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER GROUPS.
The Boyd Foundation – to provide scholarship support
Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. – to provide capital funds for Brodbeck Hall
Frederick County Government – to support Data Driven Frederick’s development of a dashboard on the working poor.
The Gudelsky Foundation – to provide scholarship support
The Maryland Center for Computing Education – to support computational education projects
The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling – to fund a program that addresses problem gambling
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources – to fund lab analysis for the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
The Maryland Historical Trust – to provide capital funds for Brodbeck Hall
The Maryland Soybean Board – to provide funding for a research project involving soybean waste
The Gates Foundation – to support the “HIV in 2024: Progress, Problems, and Prospects” symposium
The George L. Shields Foundation – to provide scholarships for nursing students
The G. Frank Thomas Foundation – to support student scholarships
The Harry Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology – to support the study of PFAS in watershed streams
The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Areas – to fund a digitization project
The Lake Linganore Association – to provide funding for a water monitoring project
The Loats Foundation, Inc. – to provide scholarships for students from Frederick County, Maryland.
The PNC Foundation – to fund the Sonia Kovalevsky Math Day for high school girls
The Potomac Riverkeeper Network – to support water monitoring projects
The Rice Family Foundation – to provide scholarship support
The U.S. Department of Energy – to provide AlgaePrize funding for student research