C06OD037837
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Tougaloo College Biomedical Research & Training Center - Project Summary / Abstract
The Tougaloo College Biomedical Research and Training Center (TCBRTC) will be new construction and serve as the college’s first facility dedicated entirely to research.
The research focus in chronic diseases leading to health disparities is aligned with our faculty members’ interests, our established collaborations, and the health disparities in the state, the region, and the community.
This facility will enhance institution-wide research programs and facilitate collaborations with research intensive partners to transform the department to one that develops relevant research programs, building upon existing biomedical pipeline initiatives.
Founded in 1869, Tougaloo College (TC) is a private, coeducational, historically Black four-year liberal arts institution.
It sits on 500 acres of land located on West County Line Road on the northern edge of Jackson, Mississippi.
Tougaloo College has been accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1953.
Through its diverse academic program, Tougaloo College grants undergraduate baccalaureate degrees in a wide range of fields related to biomedical or behavioral sciences.
In 2021, 81% of undergraduate students at Tougaloo College received financial aid in the form of grants or loans.
This represents a decline of 14.7% with respect to 2020, when 95% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
In 2021, 142 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs, 74.6 awarded to women and 25.4 to men.
All the graduates were African American.
As of Fall 2022, Tougaloo College has 657 undergraduate students, with 39% male and 61% female.
In addition to ranking among the top 25 U.S. institutions whose graduates earn Ph.D. degrees in science and engineering disciplines, TC also ranks among the top 15 historically Black colleges and universities for graduating female students with physical science undergraduate degrees.
Over 60% of TC graduates attend professional schools immediately after graduation.
While TC is a federally designated limited resource institution (LRI), it is devoted to fostering diversity in early career STEM scholars.
Tougaloo College qualifies as an institution of emerging excellence (IEE) based on all the criteria in 42 USC 283K(C)(2).
Tougaloo has a research program, the Jackson Heart Study, which is focused on cardiovascular diseases and other health disparities.
The leading cause of mortality in Mississippi is heart disease.
The Tougaloo College campus has a federally qualified health center on campus, and Mississippi is also an IDEA and EPSCoR state.
The Tougaloo College Chronic Disease Research and Training Shared Facility will enable Tougaloo faculty, students, and collaborators to develop research expertise in cardiovascular and other chronic diseases that produce health disparities in African Americans.
The Tougaloo College Biomedical Research and Training Center (TCBRTC) will be new construction and serve as the college’s first facility dedicated entirely to research.
The research focus in chronic diseases leading to health disparities is aligned with our faculty members’ interests, our established collaborations, and the health disparities in the state, the region, and the community.
This facility will enhance institution-wide research programs and facilitate collaborations with research intensive partners to transform the department to one that develops relevant research programs, building upon existing biomedical pipeline initiatives.
Founded in 1869, Tougaloo College (TC) is a private, coeducational, historically Black four-year liberal arts institution.
It sits on 500 acres of land located on West County Line Road on the northern edge of Jackson, Mississippi.
Tougaloo College has been accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1953.
Through its diverse academic program, Tougaloo College grants undergraduate baccalaureate degrees in a wide range of fields related to biomedical or behavioral sciences.
In 2021, 81% of undergraduate students at Tougaloo College received financial aid in the form of grants or loans.
This represents a decline of 14.7% with respect to 2020, when 95% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
In 2021, 142 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs, 74.6 awarded to women and 25.4 to men.
All the graduates were African American.
As of Fall 2022, Tougaloo College has 657 undergraduate students, with 39% male and 61% female.
In addition to ranking among the top 25 U.S. institutions whose graduates earn Ph.D. degrees in science and engineering disciplines, TC also ranks among the top 15 historically Black colleges and universities for graduating female students with physical science undergraduate degrees.
Over 60% of TC graduates attend professional schools immediately after graduation.
While TC is a federally designated limited resource institution (LRI), it is devoted to fostering diversity in early career STEM scholars.
Tougaloo College qualifies as an institution of emerging excellence (IEE) based on all the criteria in 42 USC 283K(C)(2).
Tougaloo has a research program, the Jackson Heart Study, which is focused on cardiovascular diseases and other health disparities.
The leading cause of mortality in Mississippi is heart disease.
The Tougaloo College campus has a federally qualified health center on campus, and Mississippi is also an IDEA and EPSCoR state.
The Tougaloo College Chronic Disease Research and Training Shared Facility will enable Tougaloo faculty, students, and collaborators to develop research expertise in cardiovascular and other chronic diseases that produce health disparities in African Americans.
Awardee
Funding Goals
TO RENOVATE EXISTING RESEARCH FACILITIES AND BUILD NEW RESEARCH FACILITIES TO MEET BASIC AND CLINICAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS, LABORATORY SAFETY, BIOHAZARD CONTAINMENT, AND ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE FACILITY DEMANDS OF NIH RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
Mississippi
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Tougaloo College was awarded
TC Biomedical Research Center: Chronic Disease Disparities
Project Grant C06OD037837
worth $8,000,000
from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Mississippi United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 93.352 Construction Support.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Biomedical Research Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 3/5/25
Period of Performance
9/18/24
Start Date
5/31/29
End Date
Funding Split
$8.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$8.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to C06OD037837
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
C06OD037837
SAI Number
C06OD037837-2171416625
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Historically Black College Or University (HBCU)
Awarding Office
75AGNA NIH AGGREGATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DATA AWARDING OFFICE
Funding Office
75NA00 NIH OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Awardee UEI
XELUC5A4AJQ7
Awardee CAGE
1P2L7
Performance District
MS-90
Senators
Roger Wicker
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Modified: 3/5/25