{"id":10296,"date":"2021-12-03T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=10296"},"modified":"2021-12-03T16:06:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T21:06:29","slug":"sen-ossoff-pushing-to-restore-financial-aid-for-morris-brown-students","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-pushing-to-restore-financial-aid-for-morris-brown-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Restore Financial Aid for Morris Brown Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Push comes as part of Sen. Ossoff\u2019s efforts to help restore Morris Brown to full accreditation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff has already delivered over a quarter of a billion dollars to Georgia HBCUs this year<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atlanta, Ga.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to help Morris Brown College students get financial aid to afford tuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff today&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/21.12.03_Cardona-Morris-Brown-Letter.pdf\">called<\/a>&nbsp;on the Biden Administration to restore Federal financial aid eligibility for current and future Morris Brown students, a key step toward rebuilding a full student body as the college works toward reaccreditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI urge you to accept Morris Brown College\u2019s application for participation in Federal financial aid programs,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff wrote to Education Secretary Cardona.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cThese financial aid programs, like the Federal Pell Grant, are vital to ensuring more students will be able to attend and complete a degree at Morris Brown College.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/21.08.24_Letter-to-Dept-of-Education-Ossoff.pdf\">previously called on Sec. Cardona<\/a>&nbsp;to make Morris Brown eligible for American Rescue Plan funding, which would unlock key resources to accelerate its full reopening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff is a long-time champion of Morris Brown College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his campaign for U.S. Senate, he pledged to deliver funding for Morris Brown to restore full accreditation with a full student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to pledge to you, Mr. President, that as Georgia\u2019s United States Senator, I\u2019ll be at your fingertips,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/ossoff-speaks-at-morris-brown-promises-aid-for-hbcus-if-elected\/\"><strong>Sen. Ossoff said in December 2020 at Morris Brown College<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll work tirelessly to deliver the resources that this institution needs, not just to get back to where it has been, but to achieve higher and higher heights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already this year, Sen. Ossoff has delivered over a quarter of a billion dollars to Georgia\u2019s HBCUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is also working to pass legislation to boost&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/education\/ossoff-johnson-make-pitch-for-cybersecurity-funding-bill-for-hbcus\/RMDMWCANDNEEVF2VFEKTVBYLRQ\/\">cybersecurity<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-scott-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-prepare-hbcu-students-for-national-security-jobs\/\">national security programs<\/a>&nbsp;at HBCUs in Georgia and across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/21.12.03_Cardona-Morris-Brown-Letter.pdf\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read Sen. Ossoff\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Push comes as part of Sen. Ossoff\u2019s efforts to help restore Morris Brown to full accreditation Sen. Ossoff has already delivered over a quarter of a billion dollars to Georgia HBCUs this year Atlanta, Ga.&nbsp;\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to help Morris Brown College students get financial aid to afford tuition. Sen. 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