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 - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $179,999 in National Science Foundation (NSF) awards for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). This federal award will jumpstart the "RUI: Point Configurations in Euclidean Spaces, Spheres, and Discrete Spaces" project which willstudy scientific shapes and formations under certain conditions.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $480,000 in federal funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's (UTRGV) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Program awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced nearly $4 million in emergency funding for Texas Lutheran University under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local higher education institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to students who are facing hunger, homelessness and other hardship.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced more than $175 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in the Rio Grande Valley under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to students who are facing hunger, homelessness and other hardship.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined his fellow Democratic members of the Texas congressional delegation in a request sent to the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, seeking to overcome Governor Abbott's obstruction of federal education funds from reaching Texas schools.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $1,295,684 for the Community Council of South Central Texas (CCSCT). This funding comes as part of the Head Start program funding awarded to promote schools readiness for pre-school children from low-income families. These funds are part of an installment for a five year grant.
The award is expected to provide comprehensive assistance including: educational, nutritional, health, social, and special services.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced he helped to secure $920,367,000 in federal funds as part of the American Rescue Plan for Rio Grande Valley Title I schools in the 15th District of Texas.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced he helped secure $125,273,000 in federal funds as part of the American Rescue Plan for Central and South Texas Title I schools in the 15th District of Texas.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that he helped secure more than $380 million with the passage of the COVID-19 relief package The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The package would provide approximately $380,708,022.26 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding to cities and counties throughout South Texas. These funds will be used to help these communities recover from the devastating effects that the pandemic has had on local economies and livelihoods.