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| https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-thompson-announces-more-400-million-local-colleges | CONGRESSMAN BENNIE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $400 MILLION FOR LOCAL COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND STUDENTS | 2021-05-12 | 2021 | 2021-05 | Democrat | House | MS | Bennie G. Thompson | T000193 | benniethompson.house.gov | benniethompson | https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | (BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI) – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announced more than $400 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to students who are facing hunger, homelessness, and other hardship. The American Rescue Plan provides $36 billion for nearly 3,500 public and private, nonprofit colleges and universities nationwide. The colleges and universities in Mississippi's 2nd District receiving funding under the American Rescue Plan are: Alcorn State University: $15,634,269 Belhaven University: $7,057,174 Coahoma Community College: $7,423,669 Copiah-Lincoln Community College: $7,046,632 Delta State University: $7,532,196 Hinds Community College: $35,133,504 Holmes Community College: $13,323,521 Jackson State University: $23,518,059 Millsaps College: $2,063,598 Mississippi Delta Community College: $8,335, 569 Mississippi Valley State University: $8,404,710 Tougaloo College: $4,053,573 Students should contact their institutions for more information about how they can apply for an emergency grant. The American Rescue Plan also includes nearly $3 billion in additional funding – which will be distributed at a later date – for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), other Minority-Serving Institutions, and other under-resourced institutions. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:49:40Z |