Jackson State University is one of five schools to get a Scientific Leadership Award. WLBT-TV reports the schools _ described as a Minority-Serving Institution _ will receive up to $1 million in 2021, which is the first of a two-year funding effort. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate made the announcement recently. The other schools receiving the award are: Texas A&M University – Kingsville, University of the District of Columbia, Tennessee State University, and University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley.