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U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) announced more than $50 million in emergency funding from the American Rescue Plan for colleges, universities and students in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The funding will help local institutions manage the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to students who are facing hunger, homelessness, and other hardship.

“Northeastern Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities prepare our area’s young people for good jobs while leading pioneering research and enriching our communities,” said Rep. Cartwright. “This relief from the American Rescue Plan is here to help keep students on track to achieve their goals and position these important institutions for success after a difficult year.”

The colleges and universities in Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District receiving a total of $58,231,702 in funding under the American Rescue Plan are:

• Career and Technology Center of Lackawanna County: $479,839
• Clarks Summit University: $1,033,050
• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine: $380,365
• Hazleton Area Career Center: $73,645
• Johnson College: $1,556,182
• Keystone College: $4,540,434
• Kings College: $5,199,807
• Lackawanna College: $7,265,584
• Luzerne County Community College: $11,875,848
• Marywood University: $5,451,281
• Misericordia University: $4,467,215
• University of Scranton: $7,746,954
• Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center: $1,050,591
• Wilkes University: $6,996,748
• Yeshivath Beth Moshe: $114,159

Students should contact their institutions for more information about how they can apply for an emergency grant.

To find out more about emergency education funding under the American Rescue Plan go the U.S. Department of Education website or click here.