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Ford Fund announces annual ‘HBC-You’ grant challenge

Langston University won the inaugural HBC-You Mobility Challenge (HANDOUT PHOTO)
Langston University won the inaugural HBC-You Mobility Challenge (HANDOUT PHOTO)
By Marlon A. Walker
March 2, 2020

The Ford Motor Company Fund, a philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, has announced its second $25,000 grant challenge for historically black colleges and universities.

The Ford HBC-You Mobility Challenge asks an HBCU students, faculty, alumni or administrators to design mobility-based projects to address community needs.

The challenge could see HBCUs receive up to $25,000 as a top prize, used toward project implementation. A runner-up prize of up to $10,000 also will be awarded.

The challenge's current theme is Making Lives Better: Changing the Way We Move Through Smart Mobility.

It was created to empower collaborative creating and implementing sustainable solutions addressing unmet needs and improving an individual’s life within their community.

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