Representative Adriano Espaillat Delivers $850,000 in Federal Grant Funding for Local School in the District

NEW YORK, NY -- Monday at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a check presentation at the College Academy located at 549 Audubon Avenue, New York, NY 10040 (George Washington Educational Campus) to tout $850,000 in federal funding he secured through the Appropriations process to benefit school. 

Rep. Espaillat will be joined by Superintendent Renzo Martinez, Principal Timothy Sigerson and others during the check presentation in recognition of their commitment to students during the event. 

WHO: Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) 
Superintendent Renzo Martinez 
Principal Timothy Sigerson

WHAT: Check Presentation of $850,000 to The College Academy

WHEN: Monday, March 23rd at 10:00 a.m. EDT

WHERE: The College Academy
(George Washington Educational Campus)
549 Audubon Avenue
New York, NY 10040

MEDIA RSVP: Candace.Person@mail.house.gov 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 Candace.Person@mail.house.gov