Mississippi HBCUs received $237M in American Rescue Plan funds, White House says

Khari Thompson, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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The U.S. government provided more than $237 million in federal funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Mississippi, the Department of Education said in a news release Friday.

It's an infusion of funds from The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that is being lauded as the largest ever for HBCUs and a compliment to other American Rescue Plan Funds for higher-learning institutions that support communities of color.

According to the release, HBCUs across the country received a total of $2.7 billion in funds from the bill President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11, 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The American Rescue Plan requires half of these funds to be used to provide direct financial relief to students," the release states. "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."

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Hinds County Community college received the most among the seven Mississippi HBCUs included in the bill, at $87,047,253. Jackson State received $60,437,863.

In total, Mississippi HBCUs received more funding from the bill than any state other than Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina.

Here's the list of how much each Mississippi HBCU received:

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

This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: How much money Mississippi HBCUs received from American Rescue Plan