# 117-hr-8688: To establish a grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities, and for other purposes.

117-hr-8688, To establish a grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8688
- Congress: 117
- Title: To establish a grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2022-08-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Economic Development Administration to award grants to designated institutions of higher education located in distressed communities for use in projects including developing commercial infrastructure, building municipal broadband networks, and training health care professionals.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8688 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8688)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8688 (as of 2025-11-18).