Student Financial Aid

• Increase the maximum Pell Grant award per student
• Support funding for Perkins, Work Study, SEOG, TRIO, and GEAR-UP
• Support sustained funding for International studies

University-Based Research

• Seek designation as Historically Black Graduate Institution under Title III of the Higher Education Act

Economic development outreach grant awards and competitiveness

• Support American Competitiveness Agenda
• Support increases in Small Business Administration funding for Small Business Development Centers

Health Care

• Support funding to address the nursing shortage
• Support funding to address health disparities in minority communities

Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization should:

• Strengthen Title III and other institutional capacity building programs and resist expansion of the definition of eligible institutions without a commensurate increase in available funding
• Expand and hold-harmless campus-based student aid programs and student support/college access programs
• Provide greater flexibility for distance education students to qualify for federal grants and loans, while also protecting against fraud and abuse

Farm Bill Reauthorization should:

• Increase funding for food programs
• Authorize funding for the Kannapolis project in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) as part of the "Farm Bill."
  Protect and Preserve Cooperative Extension Program/Rural Development

Public Service and Engagement

• Public radio funding (WFSS)

Information Technology and Operations

• Net Neutrality: Support efforts in Congress to maintain a neutral Internet