Accomplishments

Barely a month after taking office, President Trump signed an Executive Order to move the Federal HBCU initiative back to the White House- making sure it was a key priority.

President Trump directed agencies across his Administration to develop plans to enhance their support for HBCUs.

As president, Trump signed into law the FUTURE Act, making permanent $255 million in annual funding for HBCUs and increasing funding for the Federal Pell Grant program.

President Trump also signed legislation that included more than $100 million for scholarships, research, and centers of excellence at HBCU land-grant institutions.

President Trump forgave $322 million in disaster loans to four HBCUs in 2018, so they could fully focus on educating their students.

President Trump’s America First agenda led to over 350,000 Black Americans lifting themselves out of poverty due to booming manufacturing, and smarter trade policies.

President Trump created the Opportunity Zones program, which led to $75 billion in new private investment into distressed communities.

The new investments led to a rise in home values creating $11 billion in new wealth in minority neighborhoods.

The majority of opportunity zone residents are minorities, including more than 7 million Black Americans.

President Trump signed into law the landmark First Step Act into law, a major reversal from President Biden’s 1994 crime bill that disproportionately targeted Black Americans.

The bipartisan First Step Act was the first landmark criminal justice reform legislation ever passed to reduce recidivism and help former inmates successfully rejoin society.

President Trump signed a ban on federal choke-holds in non-life threatening situations, and created a national database for police misconduct.

President Trump promoted second chance hiring to give former inmates the opportunity to live-crime-free lives and find meaningful employment.

President Trump launched a new “Ready to Work” initiative to help connect employers directly with former prisoners.

President Trump awarded $2.2 million to states to expand the use of fidelity bonds, which underwrite companies that hire former prisoners.

President Trump awarded over $333 million in Department of Labor grants to nonprofits and local and state governments for reentry projects focused on career development services for justice-involved youth and adults who were formerly incarcerated.