{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-applauds-u-s-department-of-educations-latest-investments-in-alabamas-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-historically-black-community-colleges/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Applauds U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Latest Investments in Alabama\u2019s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Historically Black Community Colleges", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today applauded the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s latest investmentsin Alabama\u2019s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and historically black community colleges (HBCCs). The Department of Education announced a one-time investment of more than $174 million in new funding for HBCUs and HBCCs, reflecting the Trump Administration\u2019s continued commitment to supporting the advancement of these important institutions and investing in communities across the nation. Alabama, which is home to the most HBCUs in the country, received a total of $21,259,618 in funding. A breakdown can be seen below:\n\nAlabama A&M University \u2013 $2,831,147\n\nAlabama State University \u2013 $2,873,624\n\nBishop State Community College (CA) \u2013 $250,000\n\nBishop State Community College (MA) \u2013 $1,947,586\n\nGadsden State Community College \u2013 $500,000\n\nJ.F. Drake State Community and Technical College \u2013 $947,755\n\nLawson State Community College \u2013 $2,120,333\n\nMiles College \u2013 $1,250,191\n\nOakwood University \u2013 $1,199,509\n\nShelton State Community College (Fredd Campus) \u2013 $1,161,241\n\nStillman College \u2013 $1,512,947\n\nTalladega College \u2013 $1,516,171\n\nTrenholm State Community College \u2013 $1,381,133\n\nTuskegee University \u2013 $1,767,981\n\nSenator Britt released the following statement after the announcement:\n\n\u201cAlabama is home to some of the finest HBCUs and HBCCs in the nation, and the standard of excellence they produce makes these investments well-deserved. I\u2019m proud to be a champion of Alabama\u2019s HBCUs in the Senate, securing funding through my role on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and raising their needs directly with Secretary McMahon. I will continue to fight for these outstanding institutions, and I\u2019m thrilled to see President Trump and Secretary McMahon continue to invest in HBCUs and HBCCs at a historic rate.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt, a member of the HBCU caucus, recently introduced the bipartisan HBCU Research Capacity Act, which would streamline federal funding opportunities for HBCUs. In June 2025, she publicly highlighted Alabama\u2019s HBCUs to Secretary McMahon and questioned the Secretary on funding for HBCUs in the President\u2019s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget.\n\nThe Senator, a former trustee of Stillman College, has directly secured nearly $15 million in funding for Alabama\u2019s HBCUs and HBCCs, including more than $12 million to re-launch Tuskegee University\u2019s historic Aviation and Aerospace Technology program. Tuskegee University awarded her an honorary doctorate in November of 2025 for her work.\n\nShe also secured $60 million in funding for the 1890 Scholars Program through the Working Families Tax Cut Act. She secured critical funding to support all 1890 institutions in the FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including $21.5 million for facility improvements; 89 million for research initiatives; $30 million for education grants; $10 million for scholarships; and more.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-23T09:45:16Z", "2026-09-23T09:46:14Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-applauds-u-s-department-of-educations-latest-investments-in-alabamas-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-historically-black-community-colleges/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.418940955772996, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}