This week highlights Historically Black colleges and Universities investments as it is the anniversary of America’s Rescue Plan.

On Monday, the Department of Education announced a state-by-state rubric breaking down the distribution of over $2.7 billion in funding for HBCUs.

The American Rescue Plan serves as a potential relief for higher education while President Biden’s Build Back Better plan is still in progress. The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) has helped with funding over the past year.

According to UniversityBusiness, although community colleges are no longer included in Build Back Better efforts, they have received more than $10 billion through HEERF instead of HBCU’s who have accrued over $2.7 billion from the federal government.

Whitehouse.gov shared that the infusion of federal funding and some of the country’s largest HBCUs is a vital part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s equality efforts for all students. This funding also assists other American Rescue Plan funds for colleges and universities with a Black student population. The American Rescue Plan requires half of these funds to be directed toward financial relief to students.

Trailing behind the coronavirus relief legislation, HEERF funds are already used by colleges and universities across the country. Montclair State University (MSU) and Penn State University (PSU) are using HEERF to keep students afloat after the pandemic interrupted thousands of students’ plans to graduate or stay enrolled due to lack of financial help.

MSU has poured $13 million in February into students’ pockets while expanding the Institution’s COVID-19 plan, such as filtration on campus. PSU is giving more than $17 million from its HEERF III pool to students to cover soring semester expenses.

“Many of our students continue to experience financial hardship as a result of the pandemic, so we wanted to create an opportunity for any student to have access to relief funds should they be in need,” Wendy Lin-Cook said, Montclair Vice President for Enrollment Management.

The state-by-state distributions have been split between HBCU, Community Colleges and schools with Black students. The financial breakdown is below.

American Rescue Plan Funding to HBCUs by State/Territory:

Alabama: Over $334 million for 13 HBCUs

Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical 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 Agricultural & Mechanical 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 Agricultural & Mechanical Co: $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 Agricultural & Technical 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 Theological Seminary: $5,682,740

Texas: Nearly $304 million for 9 HBCUs

Texas Southern University: $90,104,029

Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University: $84,101,911
Saint 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

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