The Title III, Part B, Strengthening Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program is funded by the U. S. Department of Education and is one of many initiatives funded by the federal government as part of a mission to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to strengthen the physical plants, financial management, academic resources, and endowment-building capacity. The Title III Program is specifically designed to assist HBCUs in funding activities that will help the College to fulfill its mission and continue to fulfill the goal of quality in educational opportunity.
The United States House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 2486, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act on December 10, 2019. The H.R. 2486 amends Higher Education Act (HEA), Title III, Part F to permanently reauthorize funding for minority-serving institutions of higher education and increases the authorization of appropriations for Pell Grants.