In response to the NCAA’s Home Settlement, HBCU Prairie View A&M College is taking a daring step ahead to reshape the way forward for its athletic division. The HBCU formally launched the Panther Athletic Fund (PAF), a brand new fundraising initiative designed to assist over 350 student-athletes and make sure the division’s monetary sustainability in a quickly evolving panorama.
The Home Settlement has redefined how school athletic departments, notably at HBCUs, should function. With looming NCAA revenue-sharing obligations, elevated NIL calls for, and better prices for scholarships and operations, PVAMU’s Panther Athletic Fund is a proactive response. This initiative displays the HBCU’s dedication to excellence and equitable assist for student-athletes on and off the sphere.
“The Panther Athletic Fund marks a brand new period for Prairie View A&M Athletics,” stated Director of Athletics Anton Goff. “Via it, Panther Nation has a direct solution to impression our student-athletes and guarantee PV is ready to steer on this new panorama formed by the Home Settlement.”
The PAF options 4 strategic giving areas:
Champions Society for management donors ($25,000+ pledges);
Sport-Particular Excellence Funds to instantly impression groups;
NIL/Income Share Funds to adapt to the post-Home Settlement period;
Purple & Gold Fund, the unrestricted annual assist pool.
“This isn’t nearly fundraising—it’s about constructing the infrastructure for sustained success,” stated Megan Reed, PVAMU’s Director of Growth.
Prairie View A&M opted into the Home vs. NCAA settlement together with the opposite 11 members of the Southwestern Athletic Convention.
The brand new web site pvpanthers.com/paf serves because the digital residence for the initiative.
For Prairie View and different HBCUs, the NCAA Home Settlement isn’t only a problem—it’s a name to motion. The Panther Athletic Fund represents a mannequin for a way HBCUs can lead with innovation, objective, and group assist on this new chapter of faculty athletics.