Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Three Case Studies of Experiences in Community Development Vol. II

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD), Office of University
Partnerships (OUP) administers the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grant
program. Designed to assist HBCUs in addressing local community development needs, the
HUD HBCU grant program provides qualifying institutions the opportunity to apply for funding
to carry out activities that meet one or more of HUD's national Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) objectives: (i) benefit low- and moderate-income persons, (ii)aid in preventing or
eliminating slums and blight, or (iii) address a community development need having a particular
urgency