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St Joe's Gets $2.8 Million In Coronavirus Relief
About $95 million in CARES Act funding is being allocated to institutions of higher learning in the Philadelphia area.
PHILADELPHIA — Billions in relief funding is being allocated by the federal government through the CARES Act, with a chunk of that funding going St. Joseph's University.
A total of about $95 million in CARES Act money will be allocated to colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region.
St. Joe's is getting $2.8 million in funding. Of that figure, $1.4 million will be earmarked for emergency financial aid and grants for students.
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The university will be able to determine how to spend the remaining $1.4 million
Funds allocated were based on factors such as enrollment, the number of students who are eligible for the federal Pell grants, and more.
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Nearby, Bryn Mawr College got $1.02 million; Villanova University got $4.3 million; and Haverford College $874,803.
Temple University got the most in funding, as it was allocated $27.8 million.
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