The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation has announced a new scholarship program for the descendants of the infamous federal Tuskegee Experiment. In this appalling study, hundreds of Black men were left untreated for syphilis for decades.

It comes more than 50 years after the revelation of the unethical experiment created shock waves across the country. The foundation launched the “Voices Today for Change Tomorrow” scholarship for the victims’ relatives on Feb. 7.

The CDC Foundation, which describes itself as an “independent nonprofit and the sole entity created by Congress to mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s critical health protection work,” aims to raise $5 million for the Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, created by descendants in 2014. The plan is to provide $100,000 in scholarships annually. The efforts follow a financial commitment from the Milbank Memorial Fund in 2022.

Source: CDC Foundation Announces $5M Scholarship Initiative for Descendants of Infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study Participants: ‘Step Toward Correcting an Inexcusable Violation’