Evans: $82 Million in Federal Funding Going to 16 Philly Higher-Ed Institutions
PHILADELPHIA (April 17, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) today announced more than $82 million in federal funding will go to 16 higher-education institutions in the 3rd Congressional District, with at least $41 million of that dedicated to emergency financial aid grants for students.
"Federal funding is continuing to come to the district as a result of the CARES Act, which I voted for on March 27. And I'm continuing to work to make sure that help gets to the individuals and families, small businesses and health-care providers who need it as quickly as possible," Evans said.
The recipients are:
School | Total Allocation | Minimum Allocation to be Awarded for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students |
Chestnut Hill College | $1,574,651 | $787,326 |
Community College of Philadelphia | $16,102,431 | $8,051,216 |
Curtis Institute of Music | $86,460 | $43,230 |
Drexel University | $13,179,268 | $6,589,634 |
JNA Institute of Culinary Arts | $118,411 | $59,206 |
La Salle University | $4,277,300 | $2,138,650 |
Moore College of Art and Design | $441,674 | $220,837 |
Peirce College | $611,389 | $305,695 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | $222,164 | $111,082 |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $863,192 | $431,596 |
Roxborough Memorial Hospital | $167,758 | $83,879 |
Saint Joseph's University | $2,796,324 | $1,398,162 |
Temple University | $28,740,378 | $14,370,189 |
University of Pennsylvania | $9,907,683 | $4,953,842 |
University of the Arts (The) | $1,825,665 | $912,833 |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | $1,475,914 | $737,957 |
TOTAL | $82,390,662 | $41,195,334 |
In addition, Empire Beauty Schools in Pennsylvania will receive more than $8.6 million through the program, of which at least $4.3 million will be dedicated to emergency grants to students.
The funding is being provided through the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) Fund. Evans said Pennsylvania will also receive $104.4 million through the CARES Act Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. That funding is a flexible emergency grant designed to enable governors to decide how best to meet the needs of students; schools, including charter schools and non-public schools; post-secondary institutions and other education-related organizations.
Evans represents Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District, which includes Northwest and West Philadelphia and parts of North, South, Southwest and Center City Philadelphia.
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