President Biden Gives $16B to HBCU’s. A Record for An Administration

[Child_Of_God]

Y’all are so easily fooled if you don’t think he did this purely for the election and to fix his unpopularity among black voters.

 

[tuckgod]

This how stupid they think you are, black Americans.

 

[The God Poster]

Excellent gotta just hope the schools use it correctly

To add we need to do a better job of putting pressure on politicians to make these type of moves early on in the term. Waiting until the last minute for votes is an insult

 

[keond]

I hate that pandering term. As if this is uncalled for, or that having sufficiently funded schools isn’t a good thing for the country as a whole. Or that there aren’t many black people in his administration and the democratic leadership

Perpetual cynics are always able to pivot their agendas. He does nothing, he’s a piece of shyt, he does something he’s pandering.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

@Neo TheInsurrectionistONE what did Maga Donnie do.

He gave us the platinum plan, the hell



How quickly you Democrat shills forget

 

[MrRDU]

has* and we've invested* are both past tense

can anyone fact check this information.

Fact check

 

[Scaaar]

Y’all are so easily fooled if you don’t think he did this purely for the election and to fix his unpopularity among black voters.

Soooo now you're mad that he's doing something to directly benefit black voters and you still have a problem with that too....make it make sense

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Y’all are so easily fooled if you don’t think he did this purely for the election and to fix his unpopularity among black voters.

As opposed to politician ______ who does everything out of the pure goodness of his soul.

 

[CrimsonTider]

I need someone to explain how the last two presidents have invested so much in HBCUs yet many still have fukked up infrastructure and problems with basic offerings like heat in dorm rooms. Where is the money going?

Because most of the money probably went to paying off debt that was coming due rather than corruption

Also McKenzie donated a ton of money why is it that Howard they weren’t able to complete their graduation?

This has nothing to do with money. They ran out of room and the fire department said it was a fire hazard

 

[Dad]

Don’t give anymore money to FAMU

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Better late than never, but this won't get him more votes

See
Hold your vote & get results

Y’all are so easily fooled if you don’t think he did this purely for the election and to fix his unpopularity among black voters.

Y'all just making shyt up, this is all already given money that the Biden Administration has already been allotting to HCBUs since the beginning of the administration. They didn't just do it for the election. They only announcing it right now because no one seems to notice anything unless they publicize it.

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Record Over $16 Billion in Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) - Ed Prep Matters | AACTE Blog

The Biden-Harris Administration announced a new record in federal funding and investments in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) totaling more than $16 billion from fiscal years (FY) 2021 through current available data for FY 2024. This new reported total is up from the...

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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record Over $16 Billion in Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) | The White House

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new record in Federal funding and investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[Camammal]

Basically the same pool of money AIPAC money comes from and the same goal. General black public will see none of this, not even the students of HBCUs will benefit from this. Money washed in blood…

We want the same mf legislation Jews get and the same reparations. Buying out future judges and politicians is nasty work.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

People are talking about it like it's some new huge influx of money, but they're basically just saying that they have a better record of supporting HCBU's over the course of their term than any other presidential administration. It appears to be spread out over a great deal of different funding sources.

Is this new or existing allocations of money to HBCUs?

It's all money that's already been allotted. Less than a billion is from the current fiscal year.


"The total of more than $16 billion includes over $11.4 billion between FY2021 and FY2023 through federal grants, contracting awards, and debt relief for HBCUs; over $4 billion between FY2021 and FY2023 for HBCU-enrolled students through federal financial aid and educational benefits for veterans; and, so far in FY 2024, over $900 million has been secured for Department of Education (Department) programs strengthening HBCUs as institutions."

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Record Over $16 Billion in Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) - Ed Prep Matters | AACTE Blog

The Biden-Harris Administration announced a new record in federal funding and investments in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) totaling more than $16 billion from fiscal years (FY) 2021 through current available data for FY 2024. This new reported total is up from the...

edprepmatters.net

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I need someone to explain how the last two presidents have invested so much in HBCUs yet many still have fukked up infrastructure and problems with basic offerings like heat in dorm rooms. Where is the money going?

Corruption, most likely. You'd have to look at the books for those answers.

Also McKenzie donated a ton of money why is it that Howard they weren’t able to complete their graduation?

Same way billions is donated to Africa and yet only the “leaders” and their ilk live like kings, while everyone else lives in squalor.

The corruption from this will be epic

Lack of oversight. The government throws out money, but doesn’t keep track of where it’s going and what it’s being used for.

You saw the same thing happened with COVID money that states and places were receiving.

The amount of race-baiting in this thread is wild. Like WTF does generic "Africa" and HBCU's have in common unless you're trying to push a racist agenda?

This isn't just some random money thrown at HBCU executives like y'all claim it is, so why make that shyt up? You can just read the press report and see where the money has been going:




Between FY 2021 – FY 2023 the Biden-Harris Administration has taken historic actions to support HBCUs:

Invested over $11.4 billion in HBCUs, which includes:

• Nearly $4 billion for HBCUs through the American Rescue Plan and other COVID relief legislation. These grants funded through the Department of Education and other agencies have helped HBCUs support students’ ability to meet basic needs; support campus operations, staffing, teaching, and educational programs; and keep campuses and the surrounding communities on the path to an equitable recovery;
• $2.6 billion from the Department of Education to build institutional capacity at HBCUs. These efforts support the growth and sustainability of HBCU degree programs; increase and enhance human, technological, and physical infrastructure for research; strengthen positioning to secure direct partnership opportunities; and create sustainable fund development;
• Over $1.6 billion to HBCUs through Federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other competitive funding opportunities that drive the advancement of academic and training programs, community-based initiatives, and research innovation across national priorities such as medicine and public health, climate science, agriculture, emerging technologies, and defense.
• Almost $950 million to support HBCUs in growing research capacity and related infrastructure to better compete for Federal research and development dollars;
• Nearly $719 million in grant funding to expand STEM academic capacity and educational programs; and in other high-wage, high-demand fields such as computer science, nursing, and allied health;
• Over $150 million in Federal contracting opportunities awarded to HBCUs, including for research and expansion of STEM education programs at the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, and U.S. Agency for International Development;
• $1.6 billion in capital finance debt relief for 45 public and private HBCUs. Discharging these debts has enabled these institutions to focus resources on supporting students, faculty, and staff while recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic; and
• Over $2.4 million in Project SERV funds to support HBCUs affected by more than a dozen bomb threats in 2022. These grants have helped restore safe learning environments and invest in student mental health and well-being for students.

In addition to the over $11 billion provided to HBCUs, the Biden-Harris Administration has provided over $4 billion to support the success of HBCU-enrolled students through:

• $2.8 billion in need-based grants and other Federal programs, including Pell Grants, Federal Work-Study and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, to assist HBCU students in affording a postsecondary education; and
• Nearly $1.3 billion to support Veterans attending HBCUs through the GI bill and other college, graduate school, and training programs delivered through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record Over $16 Billion in Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) | The White House

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new record in Federal funding and investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Basically the same pool of money AIPAC money comes from and the same goal. General black public will see none of this, not even the students of HBCUs will benefit from this. Money washed in blood…

We want the same mf legislation Jews get and the same reparations. Buying out future judges and politicians is nasty work.

WTF does AIPAC have to do with any of this? AIPAC isn't funded by the US government.

Over $4 billion in funding went directly to students via need-based grants of various types. Billions more went to programs to directly help students.


"While more must be done to ensure equity for HBCUs and their students, the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering landmark first-of-its-kind results:

• The Department of Defense U.S. Air Force established the first-ever HBCU-led University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). Led by Howard University with seven other HBCUs and funded at $90 million over five years, efforts will focus on advancing the deployment of autonomous technologies for Air Force missions. Participating schools include Jackson State University, Tuskegee University, Hampton University, Bowie State University, Norfolk State University, Delaware State University, Florida Memorial University, and Tougaloo College.
• The Department of Commerce established the first-ever Connecting-Minority-Communities program delivering funding for 43 HBCUs to purchase broadband internet, purchase equipment, and hire IT personnel to tackle the digital divide impacting HBCUs. Several HBCUs also recently launched an HBCU CHIPS Network in collaboration with Georgia Institute of Technology to increase the coordination of the resources at the colleges and universities and jointly contribute to workforce development needs of the semiconductor industry. Chips are critical in powering our consumer electronics, automobiles, data centers, critical infrastructure, and virtually all military systems.
• The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide $4.2 million in grant funding to HBCUs, through the EPP/MSI Cooperative Science Center program.
• The Department of Agriculture announced a $262.5 million investment to support 33 projects across U.S. institutions of higher education designed to train the next generation of diverse agricultural professionals. Through the USDA NextGen program, the projects are led by 1890 land-grant institutions (historically Black land-grant universities), 1994 land-grant institutions (Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions), and institutions of higher education located in the Insular Areas. This historic investment will provide training and support to more than 20,000 future food and agricultural leaders through 33 projects executed by more than 60 institutions across 24 states and Insular Areas.
• The Department of Energy announced the inaugural $7.75 million Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize, a competition that will support HBCUs in developing programming to strengthen the participation of K-12 and community college students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. The competition, which has announced its first 10 winning HBCU teams, is supporting the creation of clean energy community networks to inspire the next generation of students to work in STEM fields related to clean energy.
• The Department of Education provided nearly $25 million to HBCUs under the Research and Development Infrastructure program to transform their research infrastructure, including strengthening research productivity, faculty expertise, physical infrastructure, and partnerships leading to increases in external funding.
• The Department of Transportation announced Prairie View A&M University in Texas as the first-ever HBCU to lead a University Transportation Center. Prairie View A&M and 11 other HBCUs were among 34 schools to receive a portion of a $435 million grant for development of interoperable technology systems, which allow equipment, software, and applications to work together, communicate, and exchange data.
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is pioneering efforts to close opportunity gaps in STEM, including nearly $12 million for eight HBCUs to support programs in artificial intelligence and machine learning and create a more diverse pipeline of talent for careers in data-intensive space-based Earth science.
• The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through HBCUs established the Executive HBCU Space Lab, a new collaboration between HBCUs, the Federal government, and industry partners to increase HBCU engagement in space-related federal contracting. The Executive HBCU Space Lab is a solutions-oriented initiative that will release resources including SpaceTechConnect, a free platform to highlight space-related capabilities at HBCUs.
• The Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences established HBCU-Connect, a new initiative with HBCUs to inspire the development of environmental health science leaders from diverse backgrounds. HBCU-Connect is a multifaceted effort to strengthen ties between the institute and faculty and students at academic institutions that are often underrepresented in the sciences.
• The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau launched the Maternal Health Research Collaborative for MSIs, providing roughly $30M in research support to seven HBCUs over five years. The funding will build capacity of HBCUs to conduct Black maternal health research to fully understand and address the root causes of disparities in maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health outcomes; and to find community-based solutions to address these disparities and advance health equity.
• The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health funding to HBCUs totaled $147.5 million to support research, training, research capacity building, and outreach efforts. NIH funding included endowment awards to strengthen the research infrastructure of the HBCU award recipients to conduct minority health and health disparities research. Other NIH funding has assisted several HBCUs in contributing towards building a diverse scientific workforce, including mentorship and student training programs and career development opportunities for faculty.
• The National Science Foundation launched Advancing Research Capacity at HBCUs through Exploration and Innovation (ARC-HBCU) to support participation in an intensive, facilitated workshop that brings together HBCU faculty, staff, research administrators and academic leadership focused on exploration of innovative and promising approaches for addressing the research capacity needs of HBCUs.
• The National Science Foundation, as part of Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) initiative, awarded an Atlanta-based HBCU consortium a $14 million competitive grant to establish a hub that promotes equity in the national research ecosystem and serves as a model for other HBCUs and emerging research institutions. The consortium includes Spelman College, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Clark Atlanta University.
• The National Science and Technology Council’s Committee on STEM, in support of the CHIPS and Science Act, established an Interagency Working Group (IWG) on HBCU, TCU, and MSI STEM Achievement. The Council provides a coordinated federal approach to carry out sustained outreach activities to increase clarity, transparency, and accountability for federal research agency investments in STEM education and research at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs, including such institutions in rural areas.
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced awards totaling $5.5 million for HBCUs to conduct housing and community development research to support the production of affordable housing, support homeownership, advance use of renewable energy, and address infrastructure inequity affecting underserved communities.
• The Department of Justice has increased both the number of HBCUs applying for grants and its HBCU approval rate. Over the past five years, DOJ’s grant awards to HBCUs have increased 83% (from $900,000 in FY18 to $5.2 million to HBCUs in FY23).