(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) have awarded nearly $10.5 million in grants to 21 higher education institutions in Illinois.
The funds came from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER), and were designed to help offset negative effects from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We know that the effects of the pandemic were not felt equally and took a bigger toll on the populations that historically have been left behind,” said IBHE Executive Director Ginger Ostro. “These additional GEER funds will help institutions meet students’ needs and teach us valuable lessons about what it will take to close equity gaps.”
The state said these funds will be used to provide academic and social-emotional learning support, especially for Black, latino, low-income, first generation, working adult, and rural students.
A majority of the GEER funding, $9.5 million, was allocated through a formula designed to ensure equitable distribution of funds, while just under $1 million was made available to schools through a competitive process in which schools applied for the funding.
The University of Illinois-Chicago was $2,461,756 — the most of any program. The remaining recipients are below:
-Chicago State University: $407,613
-Eastern Illinois University: $403,671
-Governors State University: $447,928
-Illinois State University: $709,272
-Northeastern Illinois University: $700,856
-Northern Illinois University:$1,196,840
-Southern Illinois University-Carbondale: $755,603
-Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville: $624,059
-University of Illinois-Springfield: $164,798
-University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign: $787,393
-Western Illinois University: $840,211
-Aurora University: $125,000
-Benedictine University: $116,928
-East-West University: $125,000
-Illinois College: $50,644
-Millikin University: $124,285
-National Louis University: $96,285
-North Park University: $115,697
-Roosevelt University: $121,202
-Saint Xavier University: $124,956
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