Courtesy of FAMU Athletics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– Florida A&M (FAMU) Athletics is a recipient of the NCAA’s Accelerating Tutorial Success Program (AASP) single-year initiative grant for the 2024-25 educational yr, receiving $87,000.
Spearheaded by Senior Affiliate Athletic Director & Senior Lady Administrator Brittney Johnson, FAMU was awarded $87,000, which requires an identical fund of $17,400 from the establishment. Below Johnson’s steering, the committee was comprised of Marquel Broussard (Athletic Administration), Gokhan Yilmaz (Head Volleyball Coach), Carrie Hickey, and Ronnie Mackey Jr. (Athletic Tutorial Assist) to assessment historic knowledge on APR and Commencement Success Charges, present FAMU APR developments and assets that may straight influence the student-athletes. The grant will finally help in enhancing the student-athlete educational help space by means of expertise upgrades, educational facility enhancements, and programming for our student-athletes.
“Serving in a task that straight impacts student-athlete success, we need to do every little thing we are able to to offer them the assets and help they want to reach the classroom and their respective area of play,” stated Johnson. “With the ability to safe these funds will positively influence FAMU Athletics in assembly the benchmarks set by the NCAA. I need to thank the previous Vice President and Director of Athletics Tiffani-Daybreak Sykes for permitting me to steer this initiative.”
Established in 2012, the AASP assists Division I colleges as they work to satisfy the NCAA’s educational requirements. Over $1 million in AASP grants are awarded yearly to high schools and universities with restricted assets to help the tutorial success of student-athletes and improve commencement charges.
“The AASP grant is designed to help with the recipients’ dedication to evolve student-athlete help providers and to boost the student-athlete expertise,” stated Felicia Martin, NCAA senior vice chairman of inclusion, schooling and neighborhood engagement.
A variety committee made up of member college representatives awards the funding every year. To be eligible for AASP grants, colleges should both be within the Soccer Championship Subdivision or not sponsor a soccer program. Colleges could request and obtain as much as $100,000 and are required to match at the least 20% of the awarded quantity. The grants help college efforts to satisfy the necessities of the Division I Tutorial Efficiency Program, which ensures that student-athletes have entry to an atmosphere that promotes educational success. Funding could also be utilized in a wide range of methods, together with educational facility enhancements, expertise upgrades, skilled growth programming for employees, tutoring assets and student-athlete profession growth alternatives.
