In addition to financing improvements in campus security, the grant funding will provide mental health resources.
Authorities didn't discover any explosives at the threatened schools, but many of the targeted institutions are still weathering the aftershocks of the threats, according to a White House fact sheet announcing the grant program.
"HBCU students – already experiencing negative impacts from the pandemic such as lingering effects of illness, trauma, and basic needs insecurities – are now experiencing additional stress and anxiety because of these bomb threats that can negatively affect their academic success." "The bomb threats that we witnessed in January, each week in February – Black History Month, and this month are reminiscent of the attempts during the Civil Rights Era to intimidate and provoke fear in Black Americans," the sheet said.
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