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