The Funding Community College Infrastructure Act establishes a federal grant program to support community colleges in underserved areas that lack nearby higher education institutions or serve low-income communities. Eligible community colleges can use the grants for a wide range of purposes including constructing or renovating facilities, purchasing equipment, establishing new colleges, providing student childcare and affordable housing, improving broadband access, and enhancing transportation to campus. The bill prioritizes grants for colleges serving major metropolitan and micropolitan areas without existing community colleges, and gives preference to institutions that partner with high schools, four-year universities, workforce development boards, or minority-serving institutions. The legislation authorizes ten billion dollars in total funding spread across fiscal years 2026 through 2035, with an annual cap ensuring no state receives more than ten percent of yearly appropriations or fifty million dollars, whichever is greater.
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