Goldman Presents $357,000 Federal Grant to Borough of Manhattan Community College

Funding Will Help Increase Access to Higher Education, Reduce Recidivism of Justice-Impacted Students

New York, N.Y. - Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) presented a $357,000 Community Project Funding award to Project Impact at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). Project Impact is a campus-based initiative aimed at increasing access to higher education, supporting student success, and reducing recidivism of justice-impacted students. The funding will allow BMCC to pilot a cohort-based program, Bridge to Success, that will serve 50 justice-impacted students. Bridge to Success will provide structured academic support, advising, and wraparound services to help ensure students complete their degrees and reduce their likelihood of reoffending.

Rep. Goldman was joined by BMCC President Dr. Anthony Munroe, Dean Janice Zummo, and Project Impact Director Tommasina Faratro, and Project Impact student participant Tony Acevedo at an event at BMCC to celebrate the new funding.

"BMCC does outstanding work to ensure that justice-impacted students have access to higher education to support their careers and reduce recidivism,” said Rep. Goldman. “Every student deserves a pathway to success, and this Community Project Funding award will help strengthen a key program that does just that. I am honored to represent Borough of Manhattan Community College and excited to announce this as one of my FY26 Community Projecting Funding awards.”

“We greatly appreciate the support and continued partnership of Congressman Goldman for Project Impact at BMCC,” said BMCC President Dr. Anthony E. Munroe. “I am confident this funding will provide the critical supports our justice-impacted students need to keep them on track to complete their degree and land a good-paying job upon graduation. The funding will be transformative for our students who are trying to turn their lives around and will also increase public safety and resilience in the communities where they live.”

Rep. Goldman requested and secured funding for the project, which was included in a package of bills to fund the federal government. Goldman secured a total of $13,756,000 for 15 community projects in NY-10 in the FY 2026 appropriations process. 

BMCC will use thisfederal grant to conduct outreach to referral partners to identify students to participate in the program; to support services including advisement, tutoring, transportation, and food and tuition vouchers; and to create tools to track program outcomes. 
 

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