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# U.S. Department of Education Awards Project SERV Grants to Tougaloo College and Fayetteville State University

# U.S. Department of Education Awards Project SERV Grants to Tougaloo College and Fayetteville State University

September 15, 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 HBCUs following the recent spate of bomb threats.  Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, and Fayetteville State University in  Fayetteville, North Carolina, were awarded over $420,000 and $80,000 in Project  SERV grants respectively.

These universities will use the  funds to support student trauma recovery related to these threats by hiring  full-time equivalent Trauma Specialists/Counselors, increasing full time  Security Officer coverage, and offering additional mental health supports. The  Department awarded Southern Law University Law Center a $133,000 Project SERV  grant last month and expects additional grants to be awarded in the coming  weeks.

“As Secretary of Education, I  want to make it abundantly clear that the Biden-Harris Administration will not  tolerate bomb threats or any efforts to terrorize students of color and  everyone who lives, works, and studies at our Historically Black Colleges and  Universities. The bomb threats made against HBCUs earlier this year not only  strained institutions’ resources by prompting costly campus lockdowns, class  cancellations, and law enforcement activities, but shattered students’ sense of  safety and heightened anxiety throughout these campus communities,” said U.S.  Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “That is why earlier this year I  announced that HBCUs impacted by these disturbing bomb threats would be  eligible to apply for funds through our Project SERV program. We will continue  to work with our partners across the Administration—using a whole-of-government  approach—to make sure HBCU leaders have access to all available federal  resources to respond to threats of violence, shore up campus security, expand  their infrastructure and capacity, and provide students with the safe and  nurturing learning environments that HBCUs are known for.”

Tougaloo College and  Fayetteville State University are among the more than 50 HBCUs and Historically  Black Institutions across the country that have experienced racially motivated  bomb threats this year. 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.

In March, Vice President Harris  and Secretary Cardona announced that HBCUs impacted by bomb threats  would be eligible for Project SERV grants. The Department has been and  continues to work with additional HBCUs impacted to support them in the grant  application process and is working to expedite applications to get funds to  grantees as soon as possible.

The Department also provided  HBCUs with a compendium of resources that are available  across the federal government. These resources can support long-term  improvements to campus mental health programs, campus safety and emergency  management planning and response.

The Biden-Harris Administration  continues to take a whole-of-government approach to ensure the safety and  well-being of students, staff and faculty to address these repeated threats to  HBCU campuses. To date, 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.

Most recently, the Department  partnered with the Department of Homeland Security and the Louisiana State  University National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of  Counter-Terrorist Education to deliver “Campus Emergency” trainings to over 60 HBCUs  across the country.

Each customized training was  held at an HBCU and was crafted for campus law enforcement and related public  safety officials involved in planning for, responding to, and recovering from  emergencies on their individual campuses. Campus law enforcement and public  safety officials are encouraged to participate in the upcoming 2022 National HBCU Week Conference where the  Department and its partners will provide technical assistance on Project  SERV applications, and share best  practices through workshops and networking opportunities.
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