Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State and the University of Dayton each will receive over $5 million in the latest distribution of funds from the federal CARES Act, while smaller colleges will receive anywhere from Wilberforce’s $338,000 to Sinclair’s $2.1 million.
The Ohio Department of Higher Education released a school-by-school breakdown of the $200 million that was approved last week by the state Controlling Board for Ohio colleges and universities.
According to Jeff Robinson, director of communications for ODHE, colleges were able to use an earlier round of CARES Act money for COVID-19-related expenses such as refunds of room, board, and fees.
Robinson said the purpose of this new funding is preparing campuses for the 2020-21 year, via personal protective equipment, health-related supplies, or safety modifications to make instruction available for students.
Decisions on how much money each school would receive were made at the state level. Gov. Mike DeWine this month announced a bipartisan agreement with legislative leaders on the funding breakdown.
