KEARNEY – A University of Nebraska at Kearney program that supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds is receiving $1.7 million in federal funding to maintain these important services. The U.S. Department of Education awarded UNK a TRIO Student Support Services grant that provides $340,241 in annual funding over the next five years. Student Support Services is one of eight Federal TRIO Programs designed to help first-generation, low-income and disabled students … [Read more...] about UNK program receives $1.7M grant to provide student support services
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TRiO program gets $1.4M grant to help disadvantaged students
By AUSTIN KOELLER UNK Communications KEARNEY – A University of Nebraska at Kearney program that helps disadvantaged students meet their academic needs and complete undergraduate degrees has received funding for another five years. The TRiO Student Support Services program received a Department of Education .4 million grant, which funds the UNK program through 2020 at an annual cost of 5,819. The federal grant allows roughly 200 UNK students to be served by the TRiO … [Read more...] about TRiO program gets $1.4M grant to help disadvantaged students
