January 26, 2016
The Board of Directors of the Kays Foundation today announced three grants to the ASU-Jonesboro campus.
The first grant was awarded to the Bradbury Art Museum in the amount of $50,000.00 to assist the museum with obtaining matching funds and to endow and name the "Kays Gallery", a new exhibition space within the museum.
The second grant proposal chosen for 2015-2016 funding will support the "Arkansas Science Festival's (ASF) Event" submitted by Dr. Anne A. Grippo in the ASU College of Science & Mathematics in the amount of $4,250.00.
The third grant of $3,000.00 to the ASU Department of Biological Sciences will support the study and research of "Mangroves as Nurseries for Caribbean Coral Reef Fish" by Dr. Richard Grippo.
The Kays Foundation is a private, nonprofit foundation supporting ASU by providing grants to support faculty, staff, departments, colleges, or other entities in order to further the teaching, research, and service goals of Arkansas State University.