Delaware State University
Delaware State University, in collaboration with the Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Research, has received a $10.2 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help with sickle cell disease research and to help improve the care and outcome for children affected.
In addition to receiving this five-year grant, DSU also received nearly $1.8 million in grant money from the USDA to help bolster biofuels production research and develop a more diverse food and nutritional sciences workforce, while also assisting underserved farmers find alternative specialty crops.