Congress appropriated hundreds of millions for minority‑serving institutions (MSIs), but the earlier Trump administration termination of similar grants and shifting federal enforcement have left institutions hedging plans. College leaders and grant officers say the new appropriations are a reprieve but uncertainty around future rulemaking, interagency transfers and enforcement creates planning challenges for program launches and hiring. Administrators are developing contingency budgets and seeking private support to sustain programming for recruitment, retention and wraparound student supports tied to MSI missions.