Tag: Hillsborough Community College

With this week marking the one year anniversary of the “American Rescue Plan," a $1.9 trillion stimulus package backed by congressional Democrats and the Biden administration, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., insisted that it...

Castor showcased the funds which “will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely" with “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.”

Crist, who sits on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, said the funds will help boost the community.

Castor said the funds come from the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that the White House and Congress agreed on at the end of last month and will go to the University of South Florida (USF), University of Tampa and Hillsborough Community College.

On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced all 28 schools in the Florida College System are backing the “Last Mile College Completion Program” to help students finish up their degrees. DeSantis, the Florida Department of Education...