{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sewell.house.gov/2022/3/rep-sewell-announces-alabama-colleges-and-universities-have-received", "Rep. Sewell Announces Alabama Colleges and Universities Have Received Nearly $800 Million Under Democrats\u2019 American Rescue Plan", "2022-03-10", "2022", "2022-03", "Democrat", "House", "AL", "Terri A. Sewell", "S001185", "sewell.house.gov", "sewell", "https://sewell.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Ahead of tomorrow\u2019s one-year anniversary of Democrats\u2019 American Rescue Plan, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that the landmark law has delivered nearly $800 million to 70 colleges and universities in Alabama in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. These investments are helping make institutions of higher education\u2014especially community colleges\u2014more affordable, while ensuring Alabama students stay on track to graduate. At least half of these funds are being used to provide direct financial relief to students.\n\n\u201cAs the only member of the Alabama delegation to vote in favor of the American Rescue Plan, I was proud to help secure urgently-needed funding to strengthen Alabama schools and support college students in our state,\u201d said Rep. Sewell. \u201cThe success of our colleges, universities, and students is critical to the success of the State of Alabama, and one year after President Biden and the Democratic Congress enacted the American Rescue Plan, Alabama\u2019s campuses are seeing results. Thanks to this landmark law, Alabama\u2019s colleges and universities have the resources to continue serving students and bring down costs despite unprecedented health and learning challenges. As we emerge from this pandemic, I will continue fighting to Build a Better Alabama\u2014especially for our students.\u201d\n\nThe American Rescue Plan delivered one of the largest one-time infusions of funding ever provided to America\u2019s colleges and universities. Distributed by the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), these investments are already having a significant impact. A recent survey of college presidents by the American Council on Education found that HEERF enabled:\n\n93 percent of colleges to provide direct financial support to students at risk of dropping out\n\n81 percent of colleges to keep student net prices similar to pre-pandemic levels\n\n70 percent of colleges to continue to employ faculty, staff, and other employees otherwise at risk of unemployment\n\n63 percent of colleges to keep students and faculty safe by purchasing COVID-19 tests, health screenings, and health care\n\nAmerican Rescue Plan funds included significant investments in key institutions in Alabama, including:\n\nApproximately $301 million for community colleges\n\nOver $334 million for 13 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)\n\nOver $34 million for 4 MSIs \u2013 which includes Hispanic-Serving Institutions,\n\nPredominantly Black Institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions, and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions.\n\nCommunity colleges in Alabama receiving American Rescue Plan funds include:\n\nBishop State Community College: $34,271,512\n\nLawson State Community College: $34,045,562\n\nShelton State Community College: $29,004,331\n\nH. Councill Trenholm State Community College: $21,002,921\n\nGadsden State Community College: $18,767,865\n\nHBCUs in Alabama receiving American Rescue Plan funds include:\n\nAlabama A&M University: $60,120,210\n\nAlabama State University: $42,725,038\n\nBishop State Community College: $34,271,512\n\nLawson State Community College: $34,045,562\n\nTuskegee University: $30,961,457\n\nShelton State Community College: $29,004,331\n\nH. Councill Trenholm State Community College: $21,002,921\n\nGadsden State Community College: $18,767,865\n\nMiles College: $18,102,234\n\nTalladega College: $14,112,105\n\nJ. F. Drake State Community and Technical College: $11,584,720\n\nOakwood University: $10,806,960\n\nStillman College: $9,171,243\n\nMinority Serving Institutions in Alabama receiving American Rescue Plan funds include:\n\nAuburn University Montgomery: $15,781,694\n\nUniversity of West Alabama: $6,804,076\n\nChattahoochee Valley Community College: $6,000,926\n\nGeorge Corley Wallace State Community College - Sel: $5,472,099\n\nExamples of other colleges and universities in Alabama receiving American Rescue Plan funds include:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sewell.house.gov/2022/3/rep-sewell-announces-alabama-colleges-and-universities-have-received"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8421840611845255, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}