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More than $175 million in emergency funding from the government is heading to students at South Texas College and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Laredo College, TAMIU to receive nearly $56M in COVID relief
May 19, 2021
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TAMIU s campus is pictured on June 11, 2020. The university received nearly $30 million in American Rescue Plan funds.Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times file
The U.S. Department of Education announced that over $430 million will be made available for institutions of higher education before the end of May, with TAMIU and Laredo College and receiving $29,210,965 and $26,538,441, respectively.
This means that additional grants for students will be available to apply for which will help with expenses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic throughout this past year.
TAMIU President Dr. Pablo Arenaz said that with food and job insecurity along with rent presenting issues to students statewide, the grants will be available to help. He added that a number of emergencies originated amid the pandemic, many heartbreaking, and that the CARES Act and these additional funds would help.