Congresswoman Johnson Announces More Than $10 Million in Coronavirus Relief for Colleges & Universities for Losses & Emergency Financial Aid Grants

Dallas, TX. – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that colleges and universities within the 30^th Congressional District will receive more than $10 Million in emergency grants to help cover significant financial loses. At least half of the funding to the

institutions is required to be distributed to students in the form of emergency cash grants to help students pay for housing, food, and other necessities.

• Dallas Baptist University received a total of $2,198,677, with $1,099,339 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to
• Dallas Institute of Funeral Service received a total of $220,704, with $110,352 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to
• Dallas Theological Seminary received a total of $306,745, with $153,373 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to
• Cedar Valley College received a total of $1,401,492, with $700,746 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to
• Buckner Barber School received a total of $37,184, with $18,592 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to
• El Centro College received a total of $2,550,619, with $1,275,310 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to
• Paul Quinn College received a total of $1,163,719, with $581,860 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to
• University of North Texas At Dallas received a total of $3,036,810, with $1,518,405 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to

“This emergency funding by the Department of Education will help students and schools rapidly adapt to the new reality that the COVID-19 pandemic has created,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “My colleagues and I have worked hard to ensure adequate funding is provided to students who need it as together we adapt to these rapidly changing times.”