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51¸£ÀûÉç Receives Funding to Continue College Access Program
One of four federal grants 51¸£ÀûÉç received
WINOOSKI — One of four federal grants 51¸£ÀûÉç receives to help low-income Vermonters prepare for higher education has been renewed.
51¸£ÀûÉç — the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation — received word late last week that its federal Talent Search grant, set to expire in 2012, will be renewed for five more years. 51¸£ÀûÉç receives $443,887 a year for the program, and matches the federal dollars with its own resources.
Talent Search is part of a group of federal programs known as TRiO that help low-income students prepare for and succeed in college. 51¸£ÀûÉç has administered Talent Search in Vermont since 1969. The program identifies students in grades 6 through 12 who are motivated to continue their education but need help reaching their goals.
51¸£ÀûÉç offers a second TRiO program, known as Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), for low-income adult learners. 51¸£ÀûÉç also applied for a new EOC grant, but hasn’t received a response yet.
Two other programs 51¸£ÀûÉç offers that assist middle and high school students — GEAR UP and the College Access Challenge Grant — are also up for renewal.
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