Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization Act

Section 1417(c) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(c)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end;

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(3) applications for teaching enhancement projects, including paid work-based learning, that address a need for additional trained professionals in—

(A) food and agricultural sciences; or

(B) rural economic, community, and business development.

Section 1417(m) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(m)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end;

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(3) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035.