It’s time to invest in HBCU infrastructure and get the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act across the finish line.
Even before serving in Congress, I took a leadership role in supporting our Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including helping Arkansas Baptist College improve and expand its campus during my time as a community banker. For more than a decade, I have worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to advance these vital institutions through policy, funding, and greater philanthropy.
This week's announcement of a USDA grant for Shorter College marks another important step in that long-standing effort.
Here in Arkansas, this work has produced $100 million in debt relief for the four HBCUs in central Arkansas, along with a significant increase in private philanthropy benefiting these campuses.
As Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus, Congresswoman @RepAdams and I are committed to enacting the IGNITE Act during the lame-duck session. The bill would create new competitive grant programs and encourage private philanthropy to strengthen technology on HBCU campuses.
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