Education
Congressman Gonzalez firmly believes that children are the future and that all children deserve a quality education from nursery school to college and beyond.
He works to ensure that South Texas K-12 schools receive proper funding to equip teachers and prepare young people for the challenges they may face in the classroom and beyond.
Congressman Gonzalez is a strong supporter of Head Start, Title I, GEAR-UP, Pell Grant, and other programs that support early childhood, secondary, and post-secondary education that enable children from all backgrounds to graduate from high school prepared for college and fulfill their academic potential.
Congressman Gonzalez realizes that while invaluable, a top-notch education can come at a high price. He is a staunch supporter of efforts to reduce student loan debt and make college more accessible and affordable.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) has awarded $239,713 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). This funding will fuel a partnership between UTRGV's mathematical sciences units with those of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) has awarded $239,713 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). This funding will fuel a partnership between UTRGV's mathematical sciences units with those of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced today that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has received $1,480,002 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to stimulate the university's Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Program and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez's (TX-15) amendment encouraging high schools with U.S. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) to add cybersecurity coursework was included in the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 5519, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. The House adopted the Conference Report by a vote of 359-54 on Thursday, July 26, 2018. The Report now heads to the Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) $495,042 to assist Department of Computer Science studies on the algorithmic self-assembly of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
The project is under the direction of Principal Investigator, Dr. Robert Schweller, and Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Timothy Wylie. The project began July 1, 2018 and is estimated to continue until June 30, 2021.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, has awarded The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) nearly $500,000 in federal funding. The grant will finance the research and development of a Nano formulated Anti-HIV drug.
EDINBURG — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received nearly half-a-million-dollars to research and develop a new anti-HIV drug using nanotechnology that could place the academic institution at the forefront of a possible medical breakthrough.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded UTRGV nearly $500,000 in federal funding earlier this month, U.S Rep. Vicente Gonzalez announced Wednesday.
The grant will finance the research and development of a nano-formulated anti-HIV drug.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging eligible applicants to take advantage of school safety grants offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). Available grants offer staff, faculty, and students threat-risk training and resources to help implement new security protocols, both on and off school campuses.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service partnership intended to engage more military veterans in farming and ranching. This program will assist veterans applying for FSA direct farm ownership loans, ultimately leading to advancements of land and capital.
Given that the U.S. Department of Labor reports that 45 percent of armed service members reside in rural America, the program will be highly beneficial for veterans in South Texas looking to start a new chapter.
Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Filemon Vela (TX-34) announced a $1.5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley through their Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Grant program.
The university will receive a $374,836.00 yearly grant over the next four years, totaling $1,499,344.00 in federal funds. The grant was funded through the fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriation bill, which funds the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.