{"id":2361483,"date":"2024-10-30T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-awards-5-million-to-university-of-puerto-rico-in-sweeping-grants-to-hispanics-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:41:42","slug":"white-house-awards-5-million-to-university-of-puerto-rico-in-sweeping-grants-to-hispanics-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-awards-5-million-to-university-of-puerto-rico-in-sweeping-grants-to-hispanics-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House awards $5 million to University of Puerto Rico in sweeping grants to Hispanics &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-awards-5-million-to-university-of-puerto-rico-in-sweeping-grants-to-hispanics-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Wednesday, President Joe \u2062Biden signed \u2064an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">executive order allocating  \u2062million<\/a> in grants to\u2063 schools \u200dserving \u2064Hispanic students, with the University of Puerto\u200d Rico\u2019s Rio \u200dPiedras Campus\u2063 receiving $5 million. This funding is part of the \u200dEducation Department\u2019s Research and Development Infrastructure \u2064Grant Program, which aims to support \u200dhistorically black, tribally controlled, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/preview-president-biden-to-unveil-1-8-trillion-american-families-plan-during-his-address-to-congress\/\" title=\"PREVIEW: President Biden To Unveil .8 Trillion \u2018American Families Plan\u2019 During His Address To Congress\">minority-serving institutions<\/a>, \u200bwith a total budget of approximately $49 million. Since assuming office, the\u2063 Biden administration has \u2064provided more than $1.1 billion in government funding to Puerto Rico\u2019s colleges and universities. This funding announcement\u200c comes as the Harris campaign intensifies efforts to engage Latino voters ahead of the upcoming election, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/troy-aikman-take-fire-for-take-the-dresses-off-comment-on-monday-night-football\/\" title=\"Troy Aikman Take Fire for \u201cTake the Dresses Off\u201d Comment on Monday Night Football\">controversial remark made<\/a> by \u200ccomedian Tony Hinchcliffe about Puerto Rico. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona acknowledged the situation, linking the new grants to \u200cbroader\u200d voter outreach initiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House awards $5 million to University of Puerto Rico in sweeping grants to Hispanics<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1846025\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> signed an executive order on Wednesday to give $19 million in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">grants<\/a> to schools that serve <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hispanic students<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The University of Puerto Rico&rsquo;s Rio Piedras Campus received $5 million of the share, with four other schools across Florida, Illinois, and Texas sharing the rest. This money is part of the Education Department&rsquo;s Research and Development Infrastructure Grant Program, which has a fund of about $49 million to split among historically black, tribally controlled, and minority-serving colleges and universities. This latest allotment comes with less than a week until Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Since Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office, Puerto Rico&rsquo;s colleges and universities have received over $1.1 billion in government funding, behind Florida, Texas, and California in the top five recipient states. The administration awarded over $16 billion nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the Harris campaign has scrambled to rally Latino voters in recent days since&nbsp;former President Donald&nbsp;Trump&rsquo;s&nbsp;rally at Madison Square Garden. There,&nbsp;comedian Tony Hinchcliffe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3207114\/trump-didnt-hear-tony-hinchcliffe-joke-doesnt-denounce-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made a joke<\/a>&nbsp;about Puerto Rico that was poorly received. UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal said he believed Harris&rsquo;s record was worse than the joke. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vaguely referred to the joke and this new executive order in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our island is filled with incredibly talented people that build patria every day,&rdquo; Cardona wrote on Tuesday. &ldquo;I am very proud of being a Puerto Rican and serving an Administration that has put Puerto Rico front and center.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our island is filled with incredibly talented people that build patria every day. I am very proud of being a Puerto Rican and serving an Administration that has put Puerto Rico front and center. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oGJHh6IcoG\">pic.twitter.com\/oGJHh6IcoG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Miguel Cardona (@SecCardona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecCardona\/status\/1851241793511133564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hispanic support for the Democratic Party has dwindled with each election cycle. Former President Barack Obama received 67% of the Hispanic vote in 2012, until former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton garnered 66%, down to President Joe Biden&rsquo;s 59%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1846025\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1846025\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden grants $5 million to University of Puerto Rico for Hispanic education<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2361484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Joe-Biden-Speech.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5876,44004,32127],"class_list":["post-2361483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-grants","tag-university-of-puerto-rico","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Joe-Biden-Speech.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}