“Almost three years ago, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, then-Senator Kamala Harris, and I introduced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, legislation to address our country’s maternal health crisis,” said Adams, co-founder and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus. I am thankful for the hard work of our institutions and our stakeholders in helping us deliver for HBCUs and MSIs.” “The omnibus agreement also includes year-over-year increases in funding for vital HBCU and MSI programs, as well as $10 million to establish a research network that is comprised of and supports MSIs to study health disparities in maternal health outcomes. However, the program is called IGNITE for a reason – this is only the starting point in making sure our schools have the resources and infrastructure to compete.
These planning and implementation grants are designed to promote transformational investments in research infrastructure at four-year HBCUs, TCUs, and other MSIs. “Among those victories are $50 million for HBCU, TCU, and MSI Research and Development Infrastructure Grants, a program originally included in the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act. “I am proud to have secured significant wins for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the federal omnibus for Fiscal Year 2023,” said Congresswoman Alma Adams, founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus. Victories for Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Adams published an editorial in The Hill calling for the omnibus bill to address priorities for Black America, including making far-reaching investments in ending health disparities by race and tackling racial inequity in our education system. “Congresswoman Adams really knocked it out of the park this time,” said District 5 Charlotte City Councilmember Marjorie Molina. Victories include new programs to address HBCU & MSI research infrastructure and the maternal health crisis, as well as community project funding for the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and Cabarrus County.Ī detailed summary of the bill is available here.
(December 21, 2022) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for North Carolina priorities in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus.
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