Representative Adriano Espaillat Touts Over $3.1 Million in Federal Grant Funding to CUNY Dominican Studies Institute

NEW YORK, NY - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will present more than $3.1 million to support expansion and renovation projects at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. 

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

Check presentations will be held at the following locations this week:

MONDAY: March 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EDT 
AMOUNT: $3,150,000 
AWARDEE: CUNY Dominican Studies Institute  
LOCATION: CCNY Shepard Hall 
160 Convent Avenue 
New York, NY 10031 

WEDNESDAY: April 1, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EDT 
AMOUNT: $500,000  
AWARDEE: P.S. 171 Patrick Henry Prep 
LOCATION: 19 East 103rd Street 
New York, NY 10029 

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