US EditionU.S. Education Department Boosts Funds for HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, Charter Schools
The Education Department reallocates $1 billion to increase funding for historically Black colleges, tribal colleges, and charter schools, citing concerns over racial discrimination in previous grants.
- On September 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education announced it would reallocate nearly $500 million from terminated minority-serving grants to support historically Black universities, institutions serving Indigenous students, publicly funded independent schools, and programs focused on civic learning.
- This action follows last week's termination of seven grant programs deemed unconstitutional because they grant benefits based on racial or ethnic enrollment quotas.
- The department plans to allocate over $1.34 billion to HBCUs, $108 million to tribal colleges, $60 million to charter schools, and $137 million for civics education by fiscal year end, September 30.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon emphasized that the department has thoroughly reviewed federal grant allocations to confirm that taxpayer dollars support programs promoting merit and excellence rather than those that are racially discriminatory. Meanwhile, Lodriguez Murray of UNCF described the additional funding as a vital and much-appreciated resource for historically Black colleges and universities.
- The funds redirected by the Department of Education will boost the budgets for historically Black colleges and universities by nearly half and more than double the resources allocated to tribal colleges, though this shift has sparked concerns about its effects on other minority-serving institutions.
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ED Reallocates MSI Funding to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges
Some HBCU advocates say their colleges are more deserving of the money than other minority-serving institutions. Others have more mixed feelings. When the U.S. Department of Education abruptly ended grants for most minority-serving institutions last week, it raised questions about what the department would do with the hundreds of millions of dollars already slated for these programs.
US Education Department boosts funds for HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools
A student walks along the campus of Howard University, an HBCU, on Oct. 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Howard is an HBCU. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The U.S. Education Department’s announcement came just days after the administration decided to gut…
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U.S. Education Department boosts funds for HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools
A student walks along the campus of Howard University, an HBCU, on Oct. 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Howard is an HBCU. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The U.S. Education Department’s announcement came just days after the administration decided to gut…
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A student walks along the campus of Howard University, an HBCU, on Oct. 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Howard is an HBCU. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The U.S. Education Department’s announcement came just days after the administration decided to gut…
Education Department Redirects $1 Billion to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and Charter Schools
Discretionary federal grants programs will provide a major boost to K–12 charter schools across the nation, as well as higher education institutions that mainly serve blacks and American Indians, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Monday. In fiscal 2025, charter schools will get about $500 million, while $495 million will go to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities. These investme…
Education Department boosts federal funding for HBCUs by nearly $500 million
The department said new funds will also go to charter schools to support education choice in fiscal year 2025, tribal colleges and to a new government program and competition that fosters interest in American history and civics.
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