Biden’s Build Back Better plan includes over $3.5 trillion in spending that will radically change American society by increasing the scope of the federal government to unchecked levels. The AP initially reported that hidden in the newest version of Biden’s spending spree that promised historic funding for education, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) funding was dramatically cut.
President Trump told HBCUs while in office, they no longer needed to come and “beg” for funding every year and signed the FUTURE Act that permanently funded HBCUs. The FUTURE Act “permanently authorizes funding for minority-serving institutions of higher education and increases the authorization of appropriations for Pell Grants.”
The AP report stated, “The education provisions in Biden’s Build Back Better proposal would serve as a bedrock for school opportunities for countless Americans and test the nation’s willingness to expand federal programs in far-reaching ways.” However, Biden has significantly slashed the proposed $45 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities in recent proposals.
The Democrats were reportedly looking to reduce the spending bill and decided that HBCUs could withstand the cut. The $45 billion would go to much-needed repairs to the historic buildings as well as essential programs.
A $30 billion cut to HBCU funding in the latest version of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill.
Tune in tonight to @WDRBNews to learn what this means for Louisville’s only HBCU.@KWCosby
— Simmons College of Kentucky (@SCKY_1879) October 4, 2021
Simmons College of Kentucky boasts about being Kentucky’s oldest and only private Historically Black College and University. Simmon’s President, Dr. Kevin Cosby, spoke to WDRB about the proposed cuts that would slash HBCU funding from $45 billion to $2 billion. Dr. Cosby said that cutting the funding goes against Biden’s promise in his State of the Union to help HBCUs that don’t have the billions in endowments like other institutions.
In Democrat Representative Alma Adams’ letter to her colleagues, she said this amount is significantly lower than what was initially promised by the Biden Administration.
“This is contrary to President Biden’s own goals for HBCU and MSI funding, which states ‘to ensure funding is more equitably distributed among HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs, the Biden administration will require that competitive grant programs make similar universities compete against each other, for example, ensuring that HBCUs only compete against HBCUs.’ If this language as written becomes law, it is accurate to say that HBCUs will only successfully compete for pennies on the dollar,” Adams said.
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