BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Higher Education Commission announced this week that it has awarded $18.75 million in grants to improve public safety at higher education institutions in Maryland.
The grants can be used for a variety of purposes, including campus security assessments, enhanced security operations, and emergency management planning. The money is being awarded to colleges and universities across the state, and will help to ensure the safety of students, faculty, and staff on campus.
“Public safety is our administration’s number one priority,” said Governor Wes Moore. “These grants will enable our institutions of higher education to invest further in infrastructure that will help make our campuses safer for students, faculty, and staff.”
Institutions that received funding include:
- Anne Arundel Community College
- Bowie State University
- Carroll Community College
- Chesapeake College
- College of Southern Maryland
- Community College of Baltimore County
- Coppin State University
- Frostburg State University
- Goucher College
- Hagerstown Community College
- Harford Community College
- Hood College
- Johns Hopkins University
- Loyola University of Maryland
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- McDaniel University
- Montgomery College
- Morgan State University
- Mount St. Mary’s University
- Notre Dame University of Maryland
- Prince George’s Community College
- Salisbury University
- St. John’s College
- St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- Stevenson University
- Towson University
- University of Baltimore
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
- University of Maryland College Park
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- University of Maryland Global Campus
- Washington College
- Washington Adventist University
- Wor-Wic Community College
“The Maryland Higher Education Commission is a diligent partner in meeting the public safety needs of Maryland’s institutions,” said Maryland Higher Education Commission Secretary Dr. Sanjay Rai. “We must continue to uplift our institutions of higher education to ensure our students, faculty, and staff have ideal learning and working environments.”
This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.
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