The United States Education Department released $3.2 billion in emergency aid to 1,800 historically black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions – the latest tranche of federal funding from relief packages Congress passed over the last year meant to help schools recover from the pandemic.
The release of additional aid brings the total federal relief for colleges and universities to more than $76 billion.
The schools are set to use the additional funding to identify and re-enroll students who halted their studies during the pandemic, to expand mental health services and to boost retention programs to ensure more students make it to graduation.
The release of funding marks the second major release of aid ahead of the 2021-22 academic year.
The Education Department released $600 million last Tuesday for K-12 schools to bolster support for homeless students.
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