$50M in state funding going to FAMU aimed at promoting student success

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Florida A&M University secured more than $50 million in funding appropriations from the State Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The funding will enable FAMU to ramp up efforts to improve student graduation and retention rates, and recruit and retain world class faculty.

The legislative allocations also address the statewide nursing shortage with support for the nursing program, and research and facility expansion at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.