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# U.S. Department of Education Awards Project SERV Grants to Fisk University and Coppin State University   

# U.S. Department of Education Awards Project SERV Grants to Fisk University and Coppin State University   

September 21, 2022

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Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department)  announced Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) grants to two additional Historically Black Colleges and Universities  (HBCUs) that experienced bomb threats earlier this year. Fisk University in  Nashville, Tennessee, and Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland were  awarded over $60,000 and $130,000 in Project SERV grants respectively.

Coppin State University (CSU) will use its Project SERV  funds to hire a full-time counseling psychologist, who will provide both  individual and group counseling services. The funds will also go toward  response training for all students, staff, and faculty as well as resources to  cope with the stress and the anxiety that such events can trigger.

Fisk University will use its Project SERV funds to boost  campus safety, including security guard resources and equipment. Fisk will also  use its funds for student services, such as a forum providing students with  resources and information on how to cope with stress and anxiety, a workshop on  how to respond after a crisis or trauma, in addition to other services needed  to restore confidence and reduce anxiety among students. Additional institutions  that have also been awarded Project SERV grants include; Tougaloo  College, Fayetteville State University, and Southern University Law Center.

The Department expects additional grants to be awarded in  the coming weeks and continues to work with additional HBCUs impacted to support  them in the grant application process and in expediting applications once  received. At this week’s 2022 National HBCU Week Conference, the  Department and its partners are also providing technical assistance on Project  SERV applications and sharing best practices through workshops and networking  opportunities.

“We’re pleased that these institutions have been able to receive  the aid they deserve to ensure the well-being and safety of their students,  staff, and faculty, said Dietra Trent, Executive Director of the White House  Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity  through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. “The Biden-Harris  Administration is here to support our HBCU community, and we will continue  working to promote policies and practices that fortify their strength and  advance educational equity, excellence, and economic opportunity through these  institutions.”

Project SERV provides short-term funding for local  educational agencies and institutions of higher education that have experienced  a violent or traumatic incident to assist in restoring a safe environment  conducive to learning.

The Biden-Harris Administration continues to take a  whole-of-government approach to support HBCU campuses. The Administration has  delivered nearly $6 billion in cumulative investments to HBCUs, including:
- $3.7 billion through the       American Rescue Plan and other COVID relief;
- $1.6 billion in capital       finance debt relief; and
- $500 million in grant       funding to help HBCUs and other MSIs expand capacity.
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