# 119-hr-7913: Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization Act

119-hr-7913, Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7913
- Congress: 119
- Title: Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-20

## Summary

**Expand and fund education and workforce development in food and agricultural sciences.** This bill would modernize the grants and fellowships program to prioritize teaching enhancement projects and paid work-based learning that build trained professionals in food and agricultural sciences and in rural economic, community, and business development. - Students and early-career workers: Creates clearer priorities for paid, work-based learning and teaching projects, which can open more training and career pathways in food and agricultural fields. - Rural communities and businesses: Directs grant priorities toward building a workforce for rural economic, community, and business development, helping match training to local needs. - Colleges and program leaders: Changes the priority rules for grant selection and reauthorizes the program to support fellowships and teaching improvements over a longer term. *Establishes a $60 million annual appropriation for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2035, creating a sustained increase in federal outlays over that period.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More training grants for agriculture: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would authorize $60 million per year for the Grants and Fellowships for Food and Agricultural Sciences Education program for fiscal years 2026 through 2035. It would add teaching enhancement projects, including paid work-based learning, as priority grant categories. Eligible p…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7913 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7913)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7913 (as of 2026-08-20).