IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act

This bill directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to build, renovate, repair, and modernize campus facilities, including labs, dorms, broadband, HVAC, water systems, campus security, and vehicle fleets. Priority would go to schools with high facility needs, limited ability to raise funds, and high shares of Pell Grant-eligible students. Grants could not pay for routine maintenance, utility bills, or athletic venues that charge admission, and grantees would have to submit a facilities master plan within 180 days. The bill also has the Secretary repay certain older HBCU Capital Financing loan balances when undisbursed amounts are paid out, requires reports to Congress, and authorizes funding for fiscal years 2027 through 2032.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• J. French Hill Republican sponsor
• 39 cosponsors