Bemidji State Students Receive Emergency COVID-19 Relief

Ann Humphrey, associate director of retention at Northwest Tech’s American Indian Resource Center
Ann Humphrey, associate director of retention at Northwest Tech’s American Indian Resource Center

On Nov. 1, Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College began distributing laptops to students awarded the Governor’s Emergency Educational Relief grant funding. The nearly $500,000 grant was used to purchase and provide distance learning technology to students in need.

This is the second year of a three-year grant that will allow Bemidji State and Northwest Tech to award 125 laptops and 30 stipends for hotspots, jetpacks and data plans to students each year.

Chrissy Downwind, executive director of BSU’s American Indian Resource Center, says the grant program addresses a critical need to provide the technology necessary for underserved students to continue receiving access to educational services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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