Congressman Tim Ryan announced that more than $50 million in federal funds will go to Northeast Ohio students and higher education institutions.

The announcement came Friday while Ohio continues to prepare for an expected surge in coronavirus cases.

According to the release, half of the money that each university or institution gets will go to students of the school.

"Unfortunately, too often the coronavirus' impact on our students has been under appreciated. Like other Americans, our students' lives have been upended by this crisis and need the financial support this money will give them to provide for their basic needs," said Congressman Ryan. "Our colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education are important to our communities—first as centers of learning for our students, but also for the employment and services they provide. This funding will ensure that they have the financial resources they need to serve their students and pay their employees."

Below is a list of the funds going to local institutions.

  • Kent State University - $19,307,244 total, $9,653,622 to students
  • University of Akron - $14,151,817 total, $7,075,909 to students
  • Youngstown State University - $10,376,462 total, $5,188,231 to students
  • University of Mount Union - $2,209,587 total, $1,104,794 to students
  • Eastern Gateway Community College - $928,466 total, $464,233 to students
  • ETI Technical College Niles - $355,710 total, $177,855 to students

Financial assistance has also been provided to Choffin Career & Technical Center, Casal Aveda Institute, TCTC, MCCTC, Raphael's School of Beauty and Ross Medical Education Center.

The funds are distributed by the U.S. Department of Education and were made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act