54 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) competed to win $50,000 in campus improvements grants. We are excited to announce the 10 winners of The Home Depot Retool Your School 2020. Please visit to see which schools came out on top.
🚨BONUS VOTE ALERT🚨 This week, your HBCU could earn an automatic 10,000 EXTRA votes! Tell everyone you know to follow
@HomeDepotRetool
on Twitter and Instagram. We get 5,000 followers, your HBCU gets 10,000 votes – easy! Learn more:
Ready, set, vote! Help your favorite HBCU win a $75K campus improvement grant. Vote an unlimited number of times at , or show your support by voting with your school's designated hashtag here or on Instagram through March 27th. Reply with your vote.
.
@JacksonStateU
has been a Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant winner for the past four years. Heather Denne, Director of Community Engagement, shares how JSU students have helped the school receive grants to build projects on campus
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#RetoolYourSchool
#HBCUs
Get up to 185,000 votes without even voting! Every week,
#HomeDepotRetool
is giving away bonus votes. All you have to do? Look for the 🚨Bonus Vote Alert🚨 every week. Complete a few challenges. Get EXTRA VOTES!
🚨BONUS VOTE ALERT🚨 Your HBCU can get 100,000 extra votes — GUARANTEED. Get an administrator to record a 15-second “Vote Now” video, then post it on your HBCU’s official Instagram or Twitter by March 14. 100,000 votes in the bag! 💰💪🏿 Read the rules: .
🚨BONUS VOTE ALERT🚨 Alumni, this one’s for you. 👈🏽 Your HBCU gets 25,000 EXTRA votes when 3 alumni share 10-second videos urging your school to vote. That’s an easy 25,000 votes! Find the rules at ."
🚨BONUS VOTE ALERT🚨 Want your HBCU to get 50,000 easy extra votes? Make sure your Retool Your School rep (an authorized administrator) submits the Campus Improvement Grant Proposal by this Sunday, March 7. See? Easy! Learn more at .
All HBCUs do is win, win, WIN. First Vote, Most Tweetable, Most Votes....this year's Superlative Awards are:
Early Bird -
@CoahomaCC
Most Tweetable -
@Fisk1866
That's Right, I Voted Dot Com -
@aamuedu
The Supreme IG -
@swccadmissions
Hats off to all the winners of
#RetoolYourSchool
campus improvement grants last night 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 We can’t wait to see your projects come to life soon. You and all HBCUs who participated have made 2022 so fantastic!
Voting for the 2023 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program is in full swing at . Check out this video for the easy and dos and don’ts to make sure your vote counts. 🎥: TheGenZPublicist on IG
🚨 BONUS DAY ALERT! 🚨 It's not over yet. You have one extra day and one last chance to help your school become a grant winner ‼️ 💰 🏅 Vote for your HBCU right now! On Instagram, Twitter and . 🙌🏾
Voting is officially over! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Round of applause to all of this year’s
#HomeDepotRetool
participants. Thank you for making this one of our biggest years ever. We’ve seen the incredible passion behind your purpose. It inspires us to continue powering our purpose.
The students of
@JacksonStateU
rallied hard for this. In 2021, Jackson State University created this requested outdoor study space for their students with their $50K campus improvement grant.
#HBCULife
#SupportHBCUs
It takes a lot of heart to help your HBCU get to the top of Retool Your School and win up to $150K in Campus Improvement Grants. Reply and let everyone know why you love your HBCU so much.
Voting has officially ended! Many thanks to all this year’s
#retoolyourschool
participants. Your spirit, passion, and support for your HBCUs has inspired us. Give yourself a round of applause for all your efforts in this year’s competition 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏾
It’s not over yet!
#HomeDepotRetool
voting is still in full swing until Monday, March 15. On your phone right now? 📱Stop scrolling and show us how you’re Powered by Purpose — go vote!
Less than 2 weeks to vote for your school and here’s the Cluster 2 leaderboard as of today! Don’t forget to vote all day and every day to get your
#HBCU
moving up the list!
#HomeDepotRetool
Voting for Retool Your School is live 🙌🏾 Vote nonstop for the next 28 days to help your HBCU win a share of $2 million in Campus Improvement Grants. There’s not a second to lose. Vote at and get everyone you know to join in on the friendly competition.
Let’s see it: Get an administrator from your HBCU to post a 15-second “Vote Now” video on the official school social accounts by March 14. Then get 100,000 votes — in the bag, guaranteed. Find out how at .
Nominations are open, so get ready to stand up for your school! For all the details on how your
#HBCU
can participate in Retool Your School, visit . Let's go!
#HomeDepotRetool
Nonstop voting starts in three days! Use your favorite HBCU's designated hashtag to vote on Twitter. Find it now at and be hashtag ready starting February 28th or vote directly on the website.
Will you be in the virtual place? 👀 Laz Alonso is hosting this year’s Winners Announcement Ceremony. He’s joined by keynote speaker Ruth E. Carter! You won’t want to miss it. Go to at 6:00 PM EST to find out if your HBCU won a campus improvement grant!
Campus Improvement Grant voting is officially LIVE! 🗳️ Vote daily and often from now until March 24, only at . (NOTE: Social media votes will not count this year).
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#HBCUpride
#HBCUlove
HBCUs, this is it! You have one more day to make that final push for
#HomeDepotRetool
. 💪🏾 Want to top the leaderboards and win a share of $1,000,000? Get everyone you know to go hard for your HBCU until 11:59 PM EST. You got this!
Tune in this Tuesday at 6 p.m. EST on or on Instagram Live
@RetoolYourSchool
for the Winners’ Announcement Ceremony. Actor and NCA&T alum Terrence J will take the stage to share how an HBCU prepared him for success. Don’t miss out.
This year,
#HomeDepotRetool
is investing more in HBCUs than ever before! Want to help your HBCU win its share of 💵 $1,000,000 💵 to improve its campus? Vote nonstop starting February 15th to show us that you, too, are Powered by Purpose.
HBCUs are inextricable from Black history. They were founded with a purpose to educate, empower, and push our community forward. And have continued to not only create positive generational change, but also influence culture and society. We honor their impact with pride and love.
Surprise! Tomorrow is a bonus voting day. Voting has been extended through March 28th. Vote like you’ve never voted before at or here on Twitter using your school’s designated hashtag.
Your final votes could push your favorite HBCU into the top 10.
Voting is unlimited, and only on our website. Meaning your votes can help your favorite HBCU win up to $150K in Campus Improvement Grants. 🗳️ just vote daily and vote often through March 24, only at .
#retoolyourschool
#RYS2024
#HBCUpride
#HBCUlove
Just a few days left to vote for your school and here’s the Cluster 2 leaderboard as of 10:00 am today! Don’t forget to vote all day and every day to get your
#HBCU
moving up the list!
#HomeDepotRetool
Woohoo. We are five days into the Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant voting competition. Here’s a sign to start voting if you haven’t yet. Vote through March 26 at .
To Corinthia Wilkerson of
@MeharryMedical
HBCUs show you “people that look like you doing things that you want to do – even some things you didn’t even think were possible.” As their purpose endures, so does the
#HomeDepotRetool
commitment. Learn more:
Keep up the momentum! Voting is officially underway for the 2021
#HomeDepotRetool
program. Which HBCUs will top the leaderboards this week? Don't just wait to find out – VOTE! 🗳
We’re tallying
#HomeDepotRetool
votes right now. Which HBCUs are in the lead for their share of $1,000,000 in campus improvement grants? Stay tuned for our virtual Winners Announcement Ceremony to find out on April 14. 📆 Learn more at .
Time for a campus glow up? Help your favorite HBCU on their way to a campus improvement grant worth $20K-$75K by voting nonstop through March 27th. Go to the link in our bio to vote now.
Just a few days left to vote for your school and here’s the Cluster 3 leaderboard as of 10:00 am today! Don’t forget to vote all day and every day to get your
#HBCU
moving up the list!
#HomeDepotRetool
Less than 2 weeks to vote for your school and here’s the Cluster 3 leaderboard as of today! Don’t forget to vote all day and every day to get your
#HBCU
moving up the list!
#HomeDepotRetool
10,000,000 votes and counting!
#HomeDepotRetool
wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the power of the incredible people who show ❤️ for their HBCUs. Who’s ready to find out the winners on April 14? Learn more at .
Get your favorite HBCU’s hashtag at and use it to vote here on Twitter. Cast as many votes as you want through March 27th. Your favorite can win up to $75K with your help. Reply now with your vote 🗳 .
Tune in tonight at 6 p.m. EST on or on Instagram Live
@RetoolYourSchool
for the Winners’ Announcement Ceremony. A fun evening of celebrating and uplifting HBCUs with host Laz Alonso awaits.
We are in the final days of voting for Retool Your School. Have you voted for your HBCU today? Check out this video lesson to make sure your vote counts. Remember, voting ends March 26 at 11:59 p.m. EST
Take a guess in the comments! Who would you like to see at the
#HomeDepotRetool
virtual Winners Announcement Ceremony? It’s going down April 14, so mark your calendars. And be on the lookout for more details. 👀
There are only two weeks left to vote. Make sure you’ve got your favorite HBCU’s designated hashtag at and vote nonstop here on Twitter. Get voting today by replying now.
$1 million from
#HomeDepotRetool
is up for grabs! 💵💵💵 Want your HBCU to win its share? Vote at . And don’t forget to tell your friends, classmates, professors – even your family. Because there’s power in numbers when you vote!
HBCUs leave a lasting impact on everyone who walks through their doors. The love and pride alumni have for their HBCUs is like no other. ❤️ And
#HomeDepotRetool
is just as proud to be another way alumni can give back to HBCUs what they’ve given so many.
#HBCULoveLetter
50,000 bonus votes guaranteed! Ask your HBCU’s
#HomeDepotRetool
rep to submit the Campus Improvement Grant Proposal by Sunday. Learn more at . Then make your way to the top of the leaderboard. 🥇
Gabriel Hutchinson of
@fiskuniversity
knows:
#HomeDepotRetool
is powered by a purpose to make an impact on HBCUs — so they can continue being students’ home away from home for years to come. 🛠 Learn more at .
The Love Letters from
#HBCU
alumni keep coming, and designer Melissa Mitchell expresses her love for her alma mater. Remember that today is the last day of voting, so show your love by voting today and your school could win a $50K Campus Improvement Grant!
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Introducing the one, the only... Laz Alonso! 🤩 That's right —
#HomeDepotRetool
welcomes TV & film actor
@lazofficial
to host this year's virtual Winners Announcement Ceremony. On 4/14, watch the winner reveal on ! 💵 Tell us: What's your favorite Laz role?
Vote today, tomorrow, and every day through March 27th. Your unlimited votes can help your favorite HBCU win a campus upgrade. Top prize is $75K. Vote at , or by replying now using your favorite’s designated hashtag.
Ready for tomorrow? Tune in at 6 p.m. EST on or on Instagram Live
@RetoolYourSchool
for the Winners’ Announcement Ceremony. Proud HBCU graduate DJ Stormy will have the beats covered to pump up the party.
**Nomination period extended** Last chance! Make sure you've nominated your
#HBCU
because Retool Your School nominations end today! Go to to learn more.
#HomeDepotRetool
Want to show your HBCU major love? Vote beginning February 28th to help your school win a campus improvement grant. Rally everyone you know to vote nonstop, too. Let us know who you will be voting for.
It's about that time, HBCUs!
#HomeDepotRetool
voting is winding down. ⏰ Make sure you, your classmates, alumni, professors — everyone! — get their votes in by 11:59 PM, EST. Who's going to win a share of $1,000,000? Vote to find out!
Want to see your favorite HBCU at the top of the leaderboard? Vote nonstop for them while there is time at or here on Twitter using their designated hashtag. It’s not over until it’s over. Show some support for HBCUs and cast your vote now.
Tell your followers that anybody and everyone can vote for your favorite HBCU to win a
#retoolyourschool
grant through March 27th. Cast your unlimited votes at , or here with your favorite’s designated hashtag. Reply now with that hashtag to vote.
Check out the results of some of the Retool Your School campus improvement projects. Visit our gallery at , and don’t forget to vote for your
#HBCU
to win!
#HomeDepotRetool
Retool Your School voting has closed. Thanks for participating in another great year! Stay tuned to for information about the winning schools!
#HomeDepotRetool
When you pull together, there’s no telling the impact you can have on your HBCU. Go vote right now to help your school win
#HomeDepotRetool
. Don't forget to use your use your school's hashtag on Twitter and Instagram. And don't forget to tag your friends and share. 🗣
Have you voted for your HBCU today? Tweet your designated HBCU hashtag to vote at and your school can win a $50K campus improvement grant!
#RYS10STRONG
It’s Friday: Make sure your weekend includes more voting. The competition doesn’t sleep. Go hard voting through March 26 at , so your HBCU can bring up to $150K to your campus.