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MIAMI, FL – Today, following months of calling for increased support from the Administration for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) amidst alarming threats, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Chair of Higher Education and Workforce Investment, commends President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the Department of Education for expanding eligibility to immediate grant funding for HBCUs that recently experienced a bomb threat under the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program.

“The threats made against our nations Historically Black Colleges and Universities are far from new, and I commend the Administration for finally allocating the necessary attention and resources to HBCUs as we work to end the string of threats and bring the perpetrators to justice,” said Congresswoman Wilson. “No student in America – Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, or otherwise – should live in fear that their school may come under attack at the hands of people who are undeniably racist but, unfortunately, that is the fear that hundreds of thousands of predominantly Black students have had to live with since January of this year.”

“Project SERV provides critical, short-term funding to help school districts and institutions of higher education recover from violent and traumatic events that disrupt the learning environment,” continued Rep. Wilson. “I am pleased to know that America’s HBCUs will benefit from Project SERV and, in time, return to the safe and secure state they once had for the benefit of their students, faculty, and broader campus communities. This funding is only one component of a total solution to the threats made against HBCUs, and I will continue to urge the Department of Justice to move swiftly in providing Congress a classified briefing and bringing the perpetrators to justice.”

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