UnidosUS Calls for Robust Federal Funding to Empower Latino Communities and Address Racial Inequities
In letters to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, UnidosUS urged top congressional appropriators to provide robust funding for federal programs that would empower Hispanic communities and help bridge racial disparities.
The letters identify key programs that would:
- Improve the nutritional health of children
- Reduce immigration backlogs and facilitate the naturalization process for immigrants
- Promote economic development in under-resourced communities
- Expand access to affordable internet
- Promote vaccine equity
- Expand resources for students with limited English proficiency
- Make college more attainable
- Protect renters and homeowners facing economic hardships
By providing strong funding for the programs noted below, Congress has the opportunity to address long-standing inequities and create a more inclusive and prosperous future for Latino communities across the United States.
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: Recognition and Accreditation Program
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security: Citizenship Integration Grant Program and USCIS backlog reduction and efficiency efforts
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government: Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and the Affordable Connectivity Program
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies: National Immunization Program, English Language Acquisition Program, Postsecondary Student Success Grants, and the Employment and Training Administration
- Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies: Housing Counseling Program
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