Sonja A. Maclin
Headquarters, Washington, DC         May 13, 1996
(Phone:  202/358-1761)

RELEASE:  96-97

NASA AWARDS PRECOLLEGE GRANTS TO NINE UNIVERSITIES

     NASA's Office of Equal Opportunity Programs announced 
the selection of nine minority universities to receive a 
three-year grant, Precollege Awards for Excellence in 
Mathematics, Science, Engineering, and Technology 
(PACE/MSET), for educational outreach projects.

     Each university will receive up to $100,000 per year 
for the three years of the grant based on performance and 
availability of funds under the program.

     The grants are intended to help students who have 
historically been underrepresented in college-preparatory 
mathematics and science classes gain the skills necessary to 
pursue science, engineering and related fields in college.

     The selected universities to receive grants are:

     California State University, Los Angeles, CA
     Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC
     Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
     Hampton University, Hampton, VA
     Lehman College, Bronx, NY
     Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, WA
     Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
     Southwestern Indian Polytechnic, Albuquerque, NM
     Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, NC

     The grant program targets institutions of higher 
education, especially Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges 
and other minority universities whose student enrollment of 
underrepresented minorities exceeds 50 percent.

     The PACE/MSET grant program is sponsored by the Office 
of Equal Opportunity Programs, Washington, DC.

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