In addition, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, H.R. 3221, sends more money to community colleges, such as Northern Marianas College.
$750,000 per year for five years will go to the CNMI for the College Access Grant Program, encouraging more students to attend and complete college.
NMC will receive funds to help finance college facilities. Early childhood education is also a focus of the bill.
$1 billion will be awarded annually nationwide on a competitive basis to build an effective early childhood workforce.
Congressman Gregorio C. Sablan is an original co-sponsor of the bill.
