See how much your favorite HBCU received from the CARES Act
Secretary Betsy DeVos announced America’s colleges and universities, including HBCU’s, impacted by COVID-19 will receive $6.28 Billion in immediate relief from the U.S. Department of Education in the form of direct cash payments made available from the CARES ACT allotted more than $14 Billion for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.
The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund provides cash grants to students for expenses related to disruptions to their educations due to the COVID-19 outbreak, including things like:
- course materials
- technology
- food
- housing
- health care
- childcare
The U.S. Department of Education allocation was set by formula in the CARES Act weighted significantly by the number of full-time Pell-eligible students and takes into consideration the total population of the school and the number of students who were not enrolled full-time online before COVID-19.
This is in addition to the following immediate action steps taken by the Department of Education.
Giving colleges and universities immediate regulatory flexibility so students’ educations could continue online
Setting all federally held student loan interest rates to zero percent (Extended to six months by the CARES Act)
Allowing borrowers to defer payments for 60 days without interest (Extended to six months by the CARES Act)
Stopping all federal wage garnishments and collections actions for borrowers with federally held loans in default.
The recognized HBCUs (by state) are listed below:
ALABAMA HBCUs
Alabama A&M University
Total Funding – $9,121,201
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $4,560,601
Alabama State University
Total Funding – $6,284,463
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,142,232
Bishop State Community College
Total Funding – $2,871,392
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,435,696
Gadsden State Community College
Total Funding – $3,756,166
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,878,083
H. Councill Trenholm State Community College
Total Funding – $1,892,834
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $946,417
J.F. Drake State Community College
Total Funding – $761,763
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $380,882
Lawson State Community College
Total Funding – $3,522,022
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,761,011
Miles College
Total Funding – $3,257,934
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,628,967
Oakwood University
Total Funding – $1,573,749
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $786,875
Shelton State Community College
Total Funding – $2,965,439
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,482,720
Stillman College
Total Funding – $1,206,208
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $603,104
Talladega College
Total Funding – $2,069,544
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,034,772
Tuskegee University
Total Funding – $3,756,522
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,878,261
ARKANSAS HBCUs
Arkansas Baptist College
Total Funding – $831,019
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $415,510
Philander Smith College
Total Funding – $2,143,674
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,071,837
Shorter College
Total Funding – $1,097,484
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $548,742
University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff
Total Funding – $4,295,429
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,147,715
DELAWARE HBCU
Delaware State University
Total Funding – $5,565,920
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,782,960
WASHINGTON DC HBCUs
Howard University
Total Funding – $8,723,244
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $4,361,622
University of the District of Columbia
Total Funding – $3,609,526
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,804,763
FLORIDA HBCUs
Bethune-Cookman University
Total Funding – $6,648,501
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,324,251
Edward Waters College
Total Funding – $1,361,209
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $680,605
Florida A&M University
Total Funding – $13,051,325
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $6,525,663
Florida Memorial University
Total Funding – $2,154,643
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,077,322
GEORGIA HBCUs
Albany State University
Total Funding – $5,137,088
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,568,544
Clark Atlanta University
Total Funding – $6,064,349
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,032,175
Fort Valley State University
Total Funding – $4,166,439
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,083,220
Interdenominational Theological Center
Total Funding – $44,417
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $22,209
Morehouse College
Total Funding – $2,947,819
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,473,910
Morehouse School of Medicine
Total Funding – $147,523
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $73,762
Paine College
Total Funding – $798,094
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $399,047
Savannah State University
Total Funding – $6,374,932
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,187,466
Spelman College
Total Funding – $2,804,294
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,402,147
KENTUCKY HBCUs
Kentucky State University
Total Funding – $1,372,077
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $686,039
Simmons College of Kentucky
Total Funding – $240,805
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $120,403
LOUISIANA HBCUs
Dillard University
Total Funding – $2,442,809
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,221,405
Grambling State University
Total Funding – $7,010,388
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,505,194
Southern University and A&M College
Total Funding – $9,396,803
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $4,698,402
Southern University at New Orleans
Total Funding – $2,481,663
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,240,832
Southern University at Shreveport
Total Funding – $2,595,115
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,297,558
Xavier University of Louisiana
Total Funding – $3,227,606
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,613,803
MARYLAND HBCUs
Bowie State University
Total Funding – $6,596,246
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,298,123
Coppin State University
Total Funding – $2,727,906
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,363,953
Morgan State University
Total Funding – $9,263,592
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $4,631,796
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Total Funding – $3,542,365
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,771,183
MISSISSIPPI HBCUs
Alcorn State University
Total Funding – $5,886,916
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,943,458
Coahoma Community College
Total Funding – $3,136,873
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,568,437
Jackson State University
Total Funding – $8,446,248
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $4,223,124
Mississippi Valley State University
Total Funding – $3,079,829
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,539,915
Rust College
Total Funding – $1,359,587
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $679,794
Tougaloo College
Total Funding – $1,487,317
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $743,659
MISSOURI HBCUs
Harris-Stowe State University
Total Funding – $2,513,580
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,256,790
Lincoln University of Missouri
Total Funding – $3,494,532
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,747,266
NORTH CAROLINA HBCUs
Bennett College
Total Funding – $768,798
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $384,399
Elizabeth City State University
Total Funding – $2,130,978
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,065,489
Fayetteville State University
Total Funding – $5,084,687
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,542,344
Johnson C. Smith University
Total Funding – $2,718,468
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,359,234
Livingstone College
Total Funding – $2,503,063
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,251,532
North Carolina A&T State University
Total Funding – $14,103,628
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $7,051,814
North Carolina Central University
Total Funding – $8,932,233
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $4,466,117
Saint Augustine’s University
Total Funding – $1,450,038
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $725,019
Shaw University
Total Funding – $2,258,545
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,129,273
Winston-Salem State University
Total Funding – $6,117,980
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,058,990
OHIO HBCUs
Central State University
Total Funding – $3,645,811
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,822,906
Wilberforce University
Total Funding – $689,372
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $344,686
OKLAHOMA HBCUs
Langston University
Total Funding – $3,082,441
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,541,221
PENNSYLVANIA HBCUs
Cheyney University
Total Funding – $663,615
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $331,808
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
Total Funding – $2,565,804
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,282,902
SOUTH CAROLINA HBCUs
Allen University
Total Funding – $1,589,675
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $794,838
Benedict College
Total Funding – $4,372,336
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,186,168
Claflin University
Total Funding – $3,738,216
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,869,108
Clinton College
Total Funding – $233,942
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $116,971
Denmark Technical College
Total Funding – $412,522
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $206,261
Morris College
Total Funding – $1,481,212
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $740,606
South Carolina State University
Total Funding – $4,062,087
Emrgency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,031,044
Voorhees College
Total Funding – $1,124,053
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $562,027
TENNESSEE HBCUs
Fisk University
Total Funding – $1,085,474
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $542,737
Lane College
Total University – $2,430,978
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,215,489
Le Moyne Owen College
Total Funding – $1,660,276
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $830,138
Meharry Medical College
Total Funding – $219,976
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $109,988
Tennessee State University
Total Funding – $7,214,661
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,607,331
TEXAS HBCUs
Huston-Tillotson University
Total Funding – $1,630,192
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $815,096
Jarvis Christian College
Total Funding – $1,888,040
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $944,020
Paul Quinn College
Total Funding – $1,163,719
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $581,860
Prairie View A&M University
Total Funding – $13,752,928
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $6,876,464
Southwestern Christian College
Total Funding – $143,039
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $71,520
Saint Phillip’s College
Total Funding – $3,427,506
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,713,753
Texas College
Total Funding – $2,358,852
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,179,426
Texas Southern University
Total Funding – $11,796,898
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $5,898,449
Wiley College
Total Funding – $1,538,638
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $769,319
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS HBCUs
University of the Virgin Islands
Total Funding – $1,713,737
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $856,869
VIRGINIA HBCUs
Hampton University
Total Funding – $4,264,342
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $2,132,171
Norfolk State University
Total Funding – $6,901,715
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,450,858
Virginia State University
Total Funding – $6,855,810
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $3,427,905
Virginia Union University
Total Funding – $2,251,677
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $1,125,839
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Total Funding – $357,917
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $178,959
WEST VIRGINIA HBCUs
Bluefield State College
Total Funding – $1,296,174
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $648,087
West Virginia State University
Total Funding – $1,650,103
Emergency Student Aid Funding Minimum – $825,052