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St. Lawrence County colleges receive more than $18 million in federal funding

Posted 1/18/21

North Country Congresswoman Stefanik announced that colleges in New York’s 21st Congressional District will receive more than $45,000,000 in funding to support continued education. In St. Lawrence …

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St. Lawrence County colleges receive more than $18 million in federal funding

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North Country Congresswoman Stefanik announced that colleges in New York’s 21st Congressional District will receive more than $45,000,000 in funding to support continued education.

In St. Lawrence County, the four colleges will share over $18 million.

The list of awards for St. Lawrence County colleges: Clarkson University, $3,872,273; SUNY Potsdam, $7,227,985; SUNY Canton, $4,928,910 and St. Lawrence University: $2,660,768.

Congresswoman Stefanik released the following statement on the news:

“This funding can be put towards financial aid grants to students, student support activities, and a variety of institutional costs, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll. Our higher education institutions in the North Country were hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and I worked to deliver this much-needed additional funding that allows them to continue educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders.”

Allocations to institutions are based on the relative shares of Federal Pell Grant recipients, non-Pell Grant recipients, and Federal Pell and non-Pell Grant recipients exclusively enrolled in distance education prior to the coronavirus emergency.