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.
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Floresville, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $140,000 in federal funds for Floresville Independent School District. This funding, awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), will be used by Floresville ISD to replace seven older diesel school buses.
“Although schools are currently implementing online classes and… Read more »
Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $307,026,008 in federal funding to the State of Texas to meet needs of students across Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, awarded through the Department of Education’s Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds (GEER), is authorized under the CARES Act.
“Schools across Texas are facing enormous costs and… Read more »
San Antonio, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $50,303,554 in federal funding for colleges, universities, and trade and vocational schools in the San Antonio region. This funding, awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will assist students and schools with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to… Read more »
Mission, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $54,417,724 federal funding for colleges, universities, and trade and vocational schools in the Rio Grande Valley. This funding, awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will assist students and schools with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.
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Pleasanton, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,133,542 in federal funding for Coastal Bend College, including the location in Pleasanton. This funding, awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will assist students and schools with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.
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Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced the extension of the application deadline for the FY 2020 Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Grant Competition from February 10, 2020 to February 24, 2020. In the 2020 final spending bill, Congressman Cuellar secured over $313.9 million for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), a $69.1 million increase from… Read more »
WASHINGTON– Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $30,605,083 in federal funds from the Department of Education for East Central, Randolph Field, Judson, and North East Bexar County Independent School Districts. The federal funds authorized under Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide financial assistance to local education agencies with… Read more »
WASHINGTON– Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $37,953,551 in federal funds from the Department of Education for Mission, La Joya, and Sharyland Independent School Districts. The federal funds authorized under Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide financial assistance to local education agencies with high numbers of children from… Read more »
MISSION, TX-- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) recognized Escobar Rios Elementary School in Mission as a National Blue Ribbon School for its overall academic excellence and progress in closing achievement gaps. Escobar Rios Elementary is one of 28 schools in Texas that were recognized by the U.S. Department of Education with this award, 7 of those in the 28th Congressional District… Read more »
