VAN HOLLEN, MCCLAIN DELANEY VISIT HOOD COLLEGE, HIGHLIGHT $2.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING SECURED TO BOLSTER BIOTECH RESEARCH & JOB TRAINING PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:

Last Monday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (both D-Md.) visited Hood College to highlight $2.5 million in fiscal year 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending they, along with U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), fought to deliver for the college's Biomedical Research and Training Center. The funds will support the build-out of two labs with equipment for teaching high-demand biotechnologies, as well as two new classrooms and additional student spaces, offices, and meeting spaces. The training center, which is part of the Maryland Tech Council's BioHub Initiative, will help students and workers seeking to study and tra...