(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined the full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, and David Trone, in announcing $170,544,958 in federal funding for Maryland’s institutes of higher education under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Of this total, 50 percent of the funds are available first to provide direct assistance to students facing emergency expenses. The remaining 50 percent of the funds will be usable for a wider range of costs, upon further guidance from the Department of Education. This funding was included within the CARES Act, passed by Congress to bring relief to those impacted by the coronavirus crisis. In addition to this funding, the Members fought for dedicated assistance for HBCUs and Minority Serving Institutions, which is forthcoming.

“The coronavirus has upended the lives of students across our state. From the direct impacts on their health and wellbeing, to the substantial financial and emotional burdens, it has left few unscathed. These funds will provide targeted relief to students, and longer-term assistance to our colleges and universities, to help them weather this storm. Together, we will continue working to provide Maryland students with the assistance they need during this challenging time,” said the lawmakers.

Through the CARES Act, Maryland has also received $742 million for hospitals announced Friday, $15.6 million for community health centers announced Wednesday, and $48 million to Maryland local governments announced by the delegation last week. Separately, the delegation has announced a total of $17.1 million in CDC funding through the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act to support the Maryland health system.

Specific allocations are as follows:

 

School	Total Allocation	Amount  Dedicated for Students
University System of Maryland Institutions
Bowie State	$6,596,246	$3,298,123
Coppin State	$2,727,906	$1,363,953
Frostburg State	$3,925,040	$1,962,520
Salisbury	$5,959,457	$2,979,729
Towson	$17,335,851	$8,667,926
University of Baltimore	$2,325,946	$1,162,973
University of MD, Baltimore	$2,077,903	$1,038,952
UMBC	$9,315,657	$4,657,829
University of MD, College Park	$21,490,713	$10,745,357
UMES	$3,542,365	$1,771,183
UM Global Campus	$5,210,563	$2,605,282
Public Colleges and Universities
Morgan State	$9,263,562	$4,631,796
St. Mary’s	$3,180,524	$1,590,262
Maryland Community Colleges
Allegany College of MD	$1,494,165	$747,083
Anne Arundel Community College	$4,315,345	$2,157,673
Baltimore City Community College	$2,876,155	$1,438,078
Carroll Community College	$1,104,882	$552,441
Cecil College	$1,115,623	$55,812
Chesapeake College	$917,533	$458,767
College of Southern MD	$2,579,022	$1,289,511
CCBC	$9,349,870	$4,674,935
Frederick Community College	$1,851,890	$925,945
Garrett College	$504,992	$252,496
Hagerstown Community College	$2,358,314	$1,179,157
Harford Community College	$2,343,664	$1,171,832
Howard Community College	$4,800,099	$2,400,050
Montgomery College	$10,995,749	$5,497,875
Prince George’s Community College	$6,421,788	$3,210,894
Wor-Wic Community College	$1,860,894	$930,447
Private, Non-Profit Colleges and Universities
Capitol Technology University	$288,665	$144,333
Goucher	$1,575,324	$787,662
Hood	$1,265,284	$632,642
Johns Hopkins	$6,266,940	$3,133,470
Loyola	$2,612,460	$1,306,230
Maryland Institute College of Art	$1,318,621	$659,311
Maryland University of Integrative Health	$91,890	$45,945
McDaniel	$1,629,536	$814,768
Mount St. Mary’s	$1,809,886	$904,943
Notre Dame of Maryland	$969,449	$484,725
St. John’s College	$398,355	$199,178
Stevenson	$2,499,743	$1,249,872
Washington Adventist	$805,558	$402,779
Washington College	$1,047,397	$523,699
Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore	$124,132	$62,066

 

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