DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Adriano Espaillat / De Ultimo Minuto

The City College of New York is the recipient of US$5.1 million in both Federal and State funding for projects supporting workforce development and the CCNY-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute [DSI]. The funds are part of a record US$25 million in US Congressional Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations to CUNY.

Of CCNY’s Federal allotment, US$3.1 million was procured by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) for the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute.

Founded in 1992, CUNY DSI is the nation’s first university-based research institute devoted to the study of people of Dominican descent in the United States and other parts of the world.

“This support will lead to more community events at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at City College. I won’t stop fighting for the resources to...