San Antonio, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $261,888 in federal funds to the University of Texas at San Antonio. These funds, awarded through the Department of Education’s TRIO program, will be used to assist low income and first-generation college students to remain on track to graduate. As the pandemic continues, these grants come at a needed time. As a senior Member of the Appro... Read more »
Edinburg, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $348,002 in federal funds to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. These funds, awarded through the U.S. Department of Education’s TRIO program, will be used to assist low income and first-generation college students to remain on track to graduate. As the pandemic continues, these grants come at a needed time. As a senior Member of the ... Read more »
Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $19,978,625 in federal funding to the Texas Education Agency (TEA). This funding, established through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and awarded through the U.S. Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund-Rethink K-12 Education Models Discretionary Grant Program, will support the development of reso... Read more »
Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $199,978 in federal funds to advance STEM initiatives at Laredo College. These funds, awarded through the National Science Foundation’s RAPID program, will be used to teach quantitative skills to students at Laredo College during the COVID-19 pandemic by using a new, fully-virtual research format. This funding was awarded through National Sc... Read more »
Zapata, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $7.4 million in federal fund to AVANCE Inc., a nonprofit that supports low-come children and families in Texas. These federal funds, awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be used to operate Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Zapata and Starr counties as well as expand services currently provided in the... Read more »
Laredo, TX-- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $1,649,197 in federal funds to Texas A&M International University to help develop and expand Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning opportunities for Hispanic and Low-Income students in the region. This funding was awarded through National Science Foundation’s Hispanic Serving Institutions grant program, which Congr... Read more »
Laredo, TX- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $1,230,216 in federal funds for colleges and universities in Laredo. This funding, awarded through Higher Education Relief Fund in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will be used to assist Minority-Serving Institutions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. “This public health and economic crisis has upended the... Read more »
San Antonio, TX- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $2,267,205 in federal funds for colleges and universities in San Antonio. This funding, awarded through Higher Education Relief Fund in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will be used to assist Minority-Serving Institutions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. “This public health and economic crisis has up... Read more »
Mission, TX- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $3,676,935 in federal funds for colleges and universities in the Rio Grande Valley. This funding, awarded through Higher Education Relief Fund in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will be used to assist Minority-Serving Institutions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. “This public health and economic crisis ... Read more »
Pleasanton, TX- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $136,700 in federal funds for Coastal Bend College. This funding, awarded through Higher Education Relief Fund in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will be used to assist Coastal Bend College, a Developing Hispanic-serving Institution (DHSI), mitigate the impact of the pandemic. “This public health and econom... Read more »
