Ten HBCUs will become home to Retool Your School Innovation Lounges. Winners were announced on April 11 in Atlanta, Georgia at the 2023 Retool Your School Awards Celebration.
- Bethune-Cookman University
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Interdenominational Theological Center
- Lincoln University of Missouri
- Meharry Medical College
- Morehouse College
- Morris Brown College
- Southern University and A&M College
- Southwestern Christian College
- Voorhees University
2023 is the first year the Retool Your School program has offered the Innovation Lounge Grant as part of The Home Depot’s overall $4 million investment in HBCUs. Over the next year, each school will receive funds to transform an existing space on campus for the benefit of their students to pursue their academic, artistic and entrepreneurial endeavors.
The HBCUs believe the updated spaces will increase student collaboration, morale and success. For example, Voorhees University hopes that their innovation lounge will improve their students’ educational experience by providing a workspace and atmosphere that mimics those found in modern tech and corporate workplaces because these spaces are proven to foster higher focus, creativity and performance.
The Home Depot looks forward to working with all ten grant winners to bring their Innovation Lounges to life.
See a complete list of 2023 grant winners at retoolyourschool.com/2023winners.