HBCUs are getting a financial boost from the American Rescue Plan. Five Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Virginia will receive a combined $141 million. The Department of Education released on Monday a break-down of investments in colleges around the country, the bulk of which applies to paying off student debt. Although they are not technically states, the DOE reserved an allotment for school in DC and the Virgin Islands. In total the Biden Administration is investing $2.7 billion in funds.
Read on for how much is being allocated to each school.
During Week of Anniversary of American Rescue Plan, Administration Highlights Investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Department of Education announced state-by-state breakdown of over $2.7 billion in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) provided in the President’s American Rescue Plan. These funds were provided through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) over the past year. HBCUs create pathways to opportunity for Black students and foster academic excellence throughout our nation. This infusion of federal funding – among the largest ever in the country’s HBCUs – is a key part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to shared prosperity and equity for all Americans. This funding also complements other American Rescue Plan funds for critical institutions of higher education that serve communities of color. The American Rescue Plan requires half of these funds to be used to provide direct financial relief to students; the Department of Education expects far more will ultimately be used for that purpose. In addition to funding provided under previous coronavirus relief legislation, these funds are already being used by colleges and universities across the country to serve students and ensure learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of colleges and universities all across the country are using HEERF to keep students enrolled and on track to graduate, as well as make college more affordable, by providing emergency grants, discharging outstanding student debt or unpaid balances, and eliminating transcript withholding practices. American Rescue Plan Funding to HBCUs by State/Territory: Alabama: Over $334 million for 13 HBCUs
Alabama A&M University: $60,120,210
Alabama State University: $42,725,038
Bishop State Community College: $34,271,512
Lawson State Community College: $34,045,562
Tuskegee University: $30,961,457
Shelton State Community College: $29,004,331
H. Councill Trenholm State Community College: $21,002,921
Gadsden State Community College: $18,767,865
Miles College: $18,102,234
Talladega College: $14,112,105
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College: $11,584,720
Oakwood University: $10,806,960
Stillman College: $9,171,243
Arkansas: Nearly $61 million for 4 HBCUs
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff: $25,138,852
Shorter College: $13,019,110
Philander Smith College: $11,774,144
Arkansas Baptist College: $10,779,046
California: Over $13 million for 1 HBCU
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science: $13,295,109
Delaware: Nearly $36 million for 1 HBCU
Delaware State University: $35,923,801
District of Columbia: Over $88 million for 2 HBCUs
Howard University: $57,482,588
University of the District of Columbia: $30,918,101
Florida: Over $156 million for 4 HBCUs
Florida A&M University: $99,274,125
Bethune Cookman University: $33,041,940
Edward Waters College: $13,228,709
Florida Memorial University: $10,641,947
Georgia: Over $260 million for 8 HBCUs
Morehouse School of Medicine: $56,785,507
Albany State University: $53,287,476
Clark Atlanta University: $47,762,468
Savannah State University: $41,412,308
Fort Valley State University: $26,524,053
Morehouse College: $15,541,496
Spelman College: $13,786,698
Paine College: $5,557,820
Kentucky: Over $21 million for 2 HBCUs
Kentucky State University: $15,109,665
Simmons College of Kentucky: $6,453,559
Louisiana: Over $211 million for 6 HBCUs
Southern University and A&M College: $64,130,696
Grambling State University: $48,074,370
Southern University at New Orleans: $36,540,309
Xavier University of Louisiana: $31,406,850
Southern University at Shreveport ‐ Bossier City: $18,289,223
Dillard University: $12,710,006
Maryland: Over $153 million for 4 HBCUs
Morgan State University: $61,889,348
Bowie State University: $44,408,346
University of Maryland ‐ Eastern Shore: $26,844,541
Coppin State University: $20,440,423
Mississippi: Over $237 million for 7 HBCUs
Hinds Community College: $87,047,253
Jackson State University: $60,437,863
Alcorn State University: $33,482,855
Mississippi Valley State University: $22,861,645
Coahoma Community College: $19,112,009
Rust College: $8,224,611
Tougaloo College: $7,924,421
Missouri: Over $38 million for 2 HBCUs
Harris ‐ Stowe State University: $20,222,823
Lincoln University: $18,116,034
North Carolina: Over $307 million for 10 HBCUs
North Carolina A&T State University: $93,092,139
North Carolina Central University: $62,903,281
Winston‐Salem State University: $42,169,266
Fayetteville State University: $41,559,265
Elizabeth City State University: $15,779,156
Johnson C Smith University: $14,375,251
Livingstone College: $13,710,891
Shaw University: $11,869,547
Saint Augustine's University: $8,065,614
Bennett College: $4,068,757
Ohio: Over $34 million for 2 HBCUs
Central State University: $25,880,482
Wilberforce University: $8,123,992
Oklahoma: Over $23 million for 1 HBCU
Langston University: $23,093,393
Pennsylvania: Over $25 million for 2 HBCUs
Lincoln University: $18,531,228
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania: $6,928,018
South Carolina: Nearly $112 million for 8 HBCUs
South Carolina State University: $24,839,400
Benedict College: $22,424,080
Claflin University: $21,574,206
Allen University: $12,760,702
Denmark Technical College: $8,529,645
Morris College: $8,090,968
Clinton College: $7,170,012
Voorhees College: $6,553,949
Tennessee: Over $133 million for 6 HBCUs
Tennessee State University: $58,594,818
Meharry Medical College: $36,461,963
Lane College: $15,156,158
LeMoyne ‐ Owen College: $10,280,982
Fisk University: $7,506,145
American Baptist College: $5,682,740
Texas: Nearly $304 million for 9 HBCUs
Texas Southern University: $90,104,029
Prairie View A&M University: $84,101,911
St Philip's College: $70,663,484
Texas College: $12,378,810
Huston ‐ Tillotson University: $11,360,349
Jarvis Christian College: $10,982,554
Wiley College: $9,934,742
Paul Quinn College: $8,089,525
Southwestern Christian College: $6,085,111
U.S. Virgin Islands: Over $12 million for 1 HBCU
University of the Virgin Islands: $12,225,340
Virginia: Over $141 million for 5 HBCUs
Norfolk State University: $52,248,428
Virginia State University: $39,482,142
Hampton University: $31,205,244
Virginia Union University: $11,866,504
Virginia University of Lynchburg: $6,322,150
West Virginia: Over $28 million for 2 HBCUs
West Virginia State University: $16,998,872
Bluefield State College: $11,074,452