Reedley College, Rep. Jim Costa Announce $2M for AgTEC Center

Reedley College and U.S. Rep. Jim Costa announced a $2 million federal investment to launch the AgTEC Innovation Center at Reedley College, with college leaders and community partners present for the announcement. The funds are federal dollars designated to support the new center on Reedley College’s campus in Fresno County.

The $2 million award is intended to support construction and program development for the AgTEC Innovation Center at Reedley College. College officials and Rep. Jim Costa framed the investment as the initial federal backing for the project during events held Feb. 19–20, 2026.

The announcement took place on campus during activities Feb. 19–20, 2026, when Reedley College leaders joined U.S. Rep. Jim Costa and community partners to unveil details of the AgTEC Innovation Center. Rep. Costa, identified by name at the event, delivered federal support that Reedley College will use to begin building out the center’s facilities and curriculum infrastructure.

Reedley College’s AgTEC Innovation Center name was emphasized throughout the Feb. 19–20 announcement as the recipient of the $2 million investment. The college will channel the federal funds toward construction work and program development related to the AgTEC Innovation Center, marking a concrete federal commitment to the project at Reedley College.

With the announcement completed on Feb. 19–20, 2026, Reedley College now has $2 million in federal funding earmarked for the AgTEC Innovation Center and the college’s stated construction and program development needs. U.S. Rep. Jim Costa’s participation in the campus events highlighted the federal role in launching the center at Reedley College.

The Reedley College announcement and the $2 million federal investment establish the AgTEC Innovation Center as an active project after the Feb. 19–20 events, with construction and program development designated uses for the funds at Reedley College. The college and its community partners will now move forward with steps to implement the AgTEC Innovation Center with the federal support secured on those Feb. 19–20, 2026 events.