Representative Adriano Espaillat Delivers $2 Million in Federal Grant Funding to City College of New York (CCNY)

WASHINGTON, DC -- Tomorrow, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a check presentation to deliver $2 million in federal funding to support local projects at City College of New York (CCNY).

This cycle, Rep. Espaillat secured more than $14.1 million in federal funding through the Appropriations process to benefit groups across New York's 13th congressional district.

Tomorrow's check presentation will be held at the following location:

FRIDAY: May 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EDT
AMOUNT: $2,000,000
AWARDEE: The City College of New York (CCNY)
LOCATION: CCNY Shepard Hall
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031

MEDIA RSVP: [email protected] to confirm attendance.

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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fifth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government's vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 119th Congress. He is Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.

Media inquiries: Candace Person at [email protected]