U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Cleveland announces $40 million by Congress with his help for HBCU's, including for Central State and Wilberforce universities in Ohio
U.S. SENATE PASSES DEFENSE BILL WITH ROBUST HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS
Brown Pushed to Increase Funding in Senate Version of the NDAA
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a Cleveland Democrat and seasoned member of Congress, announced yesterday more than $40 million from Congress for basic research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
“Historically Black Colleges and Universities, like Wilberforce and Central State in Ohio, are a critical part of our nation’s higher education system and provide important research opportunities to minority students,” said Brown in a statement “Additional funding for these research programs will help ensure we widen the talent pool and strengthen minority participation in research and development for years to come.”
Approximately 97% of DOD's RDT&E funding is appropriated in Title IV (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation), which includes appropriations for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, a Defense-wide RDT&E account.
Sen. Brown led a bipartisan amendment to the NDAA advocating for robust funding for RDTE. In 2019, Brown wrote to Congressional authorizers asking for increased funding in the final version of the NDAA. The funds still need to be appropriated, and Brown said he will continue fighting to secure these funds in the final Defense Appropriations bill.
A member of the U.S. Senate since 2007 and a former U.S. representative and prior Ohio secretary of state, Brown defeated two-term Republican incumbent Mike DeWine in the 2006 win the senate seat and was reelected in 2012, defeating state Treasurer Josh Mandel. He was reelected again in 2018, defeating U.S. representative Jim Renacci. DeWine went on to win an election for Ohio attorney general and is now Ohio's 70th governor.
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