Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Apr 3, 2026
What it does
The Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization Act would reauthorize and update grant and fellowship programs for food and agricultural sciences education by amending the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977. It adds a new priority for teaching enhancement projects—including paid work-based learning—that address workforce needs in food and agricultural sciences or rural economic, community, and business development. The bill also authorizes $60 million in appropriations for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2035 to support these grants and fellowships. The legislation affects educational institutions and students pursuing careers in agriculture-related fields by expanding eligible uses of…
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