$300,000 was granted to Houston Community College Foundation, in partnership with the Rebuild Texas Fund, to establish the Qatar Harvey Fund Scholarship program for Houston Community College students impacted by Hurricane Harvey. As an open-admission, two-year public institution with a high population of non-traditional students, the HCC student body was particularly vulnerable to the economic…
$500,000 was granted to the University of Houston (UH) Foundation, in partnership with the Rebuild Texas Fund, to establish the Qatar Harvey Fund Scholarship program. Hurricane Harvey’s broad destruction along the Gulf Coast significantly impacted students across the UH System. The UH System is comprised of four public universities that serve more than 73,000 students,…
$622,627 was granted to the Boys & Girls Clubs in Texas (BGC-TX), in partnership with the Rebuild Texas Fund, to cover the cost of hurricane damages to physical structures and supplies as well as supporting additional programming for youth to assist with their post-Harvey needs at 11 Clubs in Houston and southeast Texas. 2017 membership…