| FOR RELEASE: September 13, 2007 |
Contact: Rebecca Neale (202) 401-1576 |
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the award of $30 million to 22 institutions of higher education that were directly impacted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita.
"Two years after the hurricanes, help is still needed for the colleges, universities, and other postsecondary schools in New Orleans that were forced to close, relocate, or significantly curtail their activities due to damages inflicted upon their institutions," Spellings said. "Another round of grants for the affected institutions will contribute to the vital rebuilding process."
Funded by the Hurricane Education Recovery Awards (HERA) program authorized by the Higher Education Act, the awards will be used to defray expenses for lost revenue and tuition and constructed costs. The Education Department used a formula that was developed with the award of the first HERA grants in 2005 to determine each applicant's share of the $30 million available. A ceiling of $6 million was set for each institution.
Eleven schools were funded in Louisiana, six in Mississippi, four in Texas and one in Florida.
Many of the schools will use their awards to construct or renovate damaged buildings and classrooms, some of which have been housed in temporary trailers. Others will use the funds to offset income lost as a result of enrollment declines, to fund grants for students that would have been covered by lost revenue, or to fund faculty and staff needed to teach and advise students.
Following is a list of the schools and their award amount.
| State | City | Grantee Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Miami | Miami Dade College | $297,551 |
| LA | Lake Charles | McNeese State University | $206,125 |
| LA | New Orleans | Delgado Community College | $708,253 |
| LA | New Orleans | Dillard University | $6,000,000 |
| LA | New Orleans | Louisiana State University--Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | $685,227 |
| LA | New Orleans | Loyola University | $1,374,477 |
| LA | New Orleans | Notre Dame Seminary, Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans | $99,287 |
| LA | New Orleans | Our Lady of Holy Cross College | $185,142 |
| LA | New Orleans | Southern University at New Orleans | $1,230,318 |
| LA | New Orleans | Tulane University | $3,430,903 |
| LA | New Orleans | University of New Orleans | $2,269,420 |
| LA | New Orleans | Xavier University | $1,867,321 |
| MS | Ellisville | Jones County Junior College | $64,438 |
| MS | Hattiesburg | University of Southern Mississippi | $6,000,000 |
| MS | Hattiesburg | William Carey University | $969,469 |
| MS | Mississippi State | Mississippi State University | $541,249 |
| MS | Perkinston | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | $1,077,174 |
| MS | Poplarville | Pearl River Community College | $2,024,051 |
| TX | Beaumont | Lamar Institute of Technology | $144,288 |
| TX | Beaumont | Lamar University | $679,471 |
| TX | Orange | Lamar State College-Orange | $69,885 |
| TX | Port Arthur | Lamar State College-Port Arthur | $75,951 |
| Total (22 awards) | $29,702,449 |
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