Lowey Announces $787,824 Grant for Mercy College

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) today announced that Mercy College has been selected to receive a federal grant of $787,824 to support the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

“I am thrilled that Mercy College will benefit from this federal grant, which will help fulfill its mission of supporting Hispanic and low-income students in the STEM fields,” said Lowey.  “Our future competitiveness is directly dependent on our ability to educate and train promising young people in innovative fields like science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and public-private partnerships like Mercy College’s ‘Step Up to STEM’ are critical to that effort.”

“We are honored to be awarded funding from the United States Department of Education’s Title V STEM and Articulation programs," said Mercy College President Dr. Kimberly Cline. “As an Hispanic-Serving Institution with many first-generation college students, Mercy College is well-positioned to provide a high quality, affordable education to academically talented students interested in exciting careers in science, technology and math.”

The purpose of the Hispanic-Serving Institutions STEM Program at the U.S. Department of Education is to develop and carry out activities to improve and expand the capacity of institutions of higher education to serve Hispanic and low-income students.

Mercy College’s “Step Up to STEM” initiative works in coordination with the City University of New York (CUNY) and IBM Corp. to support Hispanic and low-income students attaining degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

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