Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Clemson University received a $7.7 million grant from the South Carolina Department of Public Health to implement the Maternal Care Access Project in underserved communities throughout the state. The grant will fund the purchase and operations of a mobile maternity unit, which will expand access to high quality maternal health services like preconception counseling and prenatal and postpartum care in areas with limited health care access.
Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, was awarded a $30 million, 10-year grant from the Pritzker Children’s Initiative to improve maternal and early childhood health care across the state. By combining the expertise of leaders in clinical care, economics, policy, and public health, the grant project aims to strengthen how families connect to care and support, thereby creating more effective systems of care for pregnant women and young children.
Meredith College, a women’s liberal arts educational institution in Raleigh, North Carolina, received a $6 million gift from alumna Vickie Regan Rolfe to endow the Vickie Regan Rolfe ’71 and Chris Rolfe Science and Mathematics Building. The Rolfes initiated the gift in 2018 by establishing the Vickie Regan Rolfe Academic Excellence Innovation Fund for Natural and Mathematical Sciences. Their latest gift will continue to support the college’s STEM programs and strengthen student research opportunities.