Largest spending categories, HEERF dollars

This chart shows the 10 largest categories that Mississippi universities spent their HEERF dollars on.

Note: Universities spent money on "tuition reimbursement" if they refunded tuition for students who were sent home in March 2020. "Lost revenue due to reduced enrollment" refers to funds the universities used to backfill their budgets as students decide not to attend during the pandemic. All universities received (a)(1) institutional funds; only HBCUs and minority-serving institutions received (a)(2) institutional funds; any university could request supplemental (a)(3) institutional funds.
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