Oklahoma universities to get $110 million in federal relief funds
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Oklahoma colleges and universities will get more than $110 million in federal stimulus funds, over $55 million of which is designated to go directly to students.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it would distribute $14 billion immediately to institutes of higher education across the country. This includes $6.28 billion in emergency cash grants to students.
The grants are expected to help cover expenses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, such as technology, course materials, housing, food, health care and child care. Colleges and universities will determine which students will receive funds.
Institutions could use the remaining funds for costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction.
The funds come from the $2.2 trillion CARES Act stimulus bill, the largest relief package in U.S. history.
Allocations for schools were weighted significantly by the number of students who are eligible for Pell grants, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Education. The federal government also considered a school’s population and the number of students who were not enrolled in full-time online classes before the pandemic.
Both private and public colleges in Oklahoma will receive support.
The University of Oklahoma will receive $17,935,530 — the greatest amount of any single institution in the state. About $8.97 million of that is earmarked for direct student grants.
Oklahoma State University will get the second most with $16,765,725, with $8.38 million going to students. OSU’s branch campuses outside of Stillwater also will receive allocations beyond the amount dedicated to the main campus.
OSU-OKC will receive $2.3 million. The OSU Institute of Technology will get nearly $2.25 million, and the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa will receive $144,000.
The third largest amount of college relief funds will go to the University of Central Oklahoma, which can expect more than $11 million and over $5.58 million for student grants.
Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, with more than $2.93 million, will receive the greatest amount of any private school in Oklahoma.
Other large earners include Tulsa Community College with $7.98 million, Northeastern State University with $5.68 million, Oklahoma City Community College with $5.57 million and Tulsa Welding School with $5.5 million.
Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to include the allocation for East Central University. The total amount of federal funds for Oklahoma colleges and universities is more than $110 million with $55 million designated for student grants.
Oklahoma colleges and universities:
Carl Albert State College: $1,880,688 total, $940,344 for students
Central Oklahoma College: $504,384 total, $252,192 for students
East Central University: $3,066,346 total, $1,533,173 for students
Eastern Oklahoma State College: $937,568 total, $468,784 for students
Eastern Oklahoma Technology Center: $114,478 total, $57,239 for students
Francis Tuttle Technology Center: $1,347,306 total, $673,653 for students
Metro Technology Centers: $466,807 total, $233,404 for students
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College: $1,934,724 total, $967,362 for students
Northern Oklahoma College: $1,971,017 total, $985,509 for students
Northeastern State University: $5,676,974 total, $2,838,487 for students
Northwestern Oklahoma State University: $1,506,494 total, $753,247 for students
Oklahoma Baptist University: $1,934,138 total, $967,069 for students
Oklahoma Christian University: $1,619,172 total, $809,586 for students
Oklahoma City Community College: $5,566,700 total, $2,783,350 for students
Oklahoma City University: $1,536,667 total, $768,334 for students
Oklahoma State University: $16,765,725 total, $8,382,863 for students
OSU-Oklahoma City: $2,300,829 total, $1,150,415 for students
OSU Center for Health Sciences: $144,134 total, $72,067 for students
OSU Institute of Technology: $2,248,014 total, $1,124,007 for students
Oklahoma Panhandle State University: $882,583 total, $441,292 for students
Oklahoma Wesleyan University: $797,766 total, $398,883 for students
Oral Roberts University: $2,933,238 total, $1,466,619 for students
Southeastern Oklahoma State University: $2,118,149 total, $1,059,075 for students
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center: $252,054 total, $126,027 for students
Southwestern Oklahoma State University: $3,443,513 total, $1,721,757 for students
Tulsa Community College: $7,980,293 total, $3,990,147 for students
Tulsa Welding School: $5,505,774 total, $2,752,887 for students
Tulsa Technology Center: $1,717,200 total, $858,600 for students
University of Central Oklahoma: $11,170,390 total, $5,585,195 for students
University of Oklahoma: $17,935,530 total, $8,967,765 for students
University of Science and Arts Oklahoma: $1,020,519 total, $510,260 for students
University of Tulsa: $2,645,588 total, $1,322,794 for students
Western Oklahoma State College: $635,791 total, $317,896 for students
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