Selma Grant E1745247840838 — Selma was one of eight schools across the country to receive a Campus Improvement Grant. (Selma University)

Some new upgrades could be coming to six colleges in Alabama after The Home Depot announced 23 recipients for its annual Campus Improvement, Innovation Lounge and Community Project grants.

All six in-state schools are designated as historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The list of recipients include:

Selma University—$250,000 Campus Improvement Grant
Shelton State Community College—$250,000 Campus Improvement Grant
Alabama A&M University—$75,000 Innovation Lounge Grant
J.F. Drake State Community & Technical College—$75,000 Innovation Lounge Grant
Miles College—$75,000 Innovation Lounge Grant
Stillman College—$75,000 Innovation Lounge Grant

Retool Your School

Through this initiative, The Home Depot strives to give back to HBCUs. The company wants to repay the schools for what they have so generously given to their communities: a strong foundation, renewed purpose and distinctive character.

Innovation Lounge Grants will help provide on-campus spaces where students can come together to do schoolwork, ideate, problem-solve, or career path opportunities. Innovation Lounges can also be used to host hybrids meetings and webinars.

Since 2009, the Retool Your School Program has provided over $12.1 million in grants that allow HBCUs to make sustainable improvements to their campuses.