§3222a Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions

Summary

Provides grants to each college or university that is eligible under the 1890 land‑grant law, including Tuskegee University, so the school can give scholarships to students who have been accepted, will enroll within one year, and plan careers in food and agricultural sciences (including agribusiness, energy and renewable fuels, and financial management). Grants can only go to schools that run a competitive scholarship selection process. Each grant must be at least $500,000. From the funds listed below, the Secretary may use up to $10,000,000 for these grants in the academic year starting July 1, 2020 and in each of the four academic years after that. The Commodity Credit Corporation must make $40,000,000 available by October 1, 2019 (usable until spent), an additional $10,000,000 within 30 days after November 17, 2023 (usable until spent), and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 (usable until spent). Also, up to $10,000,000 was authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 2020 through 2023. No more than 4 percent of the yearly funds may pay program administration. Two years after the first grant is awarded, and every two years after that, the Secretary must report to the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on how much each school received, how many scholarships were given each year under each grant, and the amount of each scholarship.