Kennedy announces $14.2 million for six Louisiana HBCUs

Six Louisiana campuses included

Sen. John Kennedy announced in U.S. Department of Education funding for six Louisiana historically Black colleges and universities on Sept. 23, 2026. Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said education is important to the state’s future and described the funding as support for students gaining knowledge and skills.

The money is intended to support the institutions as they educate students, strengthen Louisiana’s workforce and expand economic opportunity in the state.

Funding by institution

The Department of Education allocations are:

• Southern University A&M College:
• Southern University at New Orleans:

The six listed awards add up to which rounds to. Southern University A&M College has the largest individual allocation. Southern University at New Orleans and Xavier University are set to receive equal amounts.

Next steps for the funding

The U.S. Department of Education will provide the money to the six institutions. Kennedy’s announcement did not set a distribution schedule or identify campus-specific projects that the funding will support.

The next steps include the department’s award and disbursement process and decisions by each institution about how to use its allocation. Campus announcements may offer more detail about spending plans, student programs and other supported work.