North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams proposed the bill to provide access to competitive grants for historically black colleges and universities. Rep. Adamsmof the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina this week introduced the HBCU Innovation Fund Act, or H.R. 4857, HBCU Buzz reports.
The legislation would create the HBCU Innovation Fund, which would make $250 million in competitive grants available to historically black colleges and universities across the country and allow for the planning and implementation of programs that improve student achievement, increase recruitment, increase graduation rates, and increase enrollment and completion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees, reports the outlet.
As has been reported in recent years, HBCUs and their students have been decimated by changes to federal loan programs (including Parent Plus loans), declining student enrollment in a “post-racial America,” low graduation rates and fundraising difficulties. Many recognize, though, that HBCUs are a haven for some black students and entree for many into higher education.
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