# 119-s-4288: Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2026

119-s-4288, Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4288
- Congress: 119
- Title: Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-23

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to close education and health gaps worsened by COVID-19.** It would fund evidence-based and educator-led projects that tackle academic progress and students' social-emotional, mental, behavioral, and physical health needs. - Would help students and families by supporting tutoring, social-emotional learning, inclusive and culturally responsive curricula, expanded instructional time, and school-based health and disability supports. - Would make local educational agencies, state educational agencies, the Bureau of Indian Education, educational service agencies, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, community organizations, and LEA partnerships eligible for grants. For-profit entities are excluded. - Would divide awards into evidence-based projects and field- and educator-initiated projects that require independent evaluation and public reporting. The program reserves funds for outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education and prioritizes rural and high-poverty communities, while directing most funding to proven approaches with a 75% to 25% split. *Would authorize $15.0 billion per year for 2027–2029, $10.0 billion per year for 2030–2033, and $5.0 billion per year for 2034–2036, totaling about $100 billion and increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More school help for high‑need students: benefit, medium. This bill would create an Educational Equity Challenge Grant program at the Department of Education to fund schools and partners that address academic and non‑academic student needs, including COVID‑19 learning loss and social‑emotional, mental, behavioral, and physical health supports. If enacted,…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-4286: Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4288 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4288)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-4286: Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4286)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4288 (as of 2026-04-23).