SCHUMER ANNOUNCES 16 UPSTATE COLLEGES SET TO RECEIVE OVER $6.7 MILLION FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; UPWARD BOUND TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the U.S. Department of Education's Federal TRIO Program, Upward Bound has awarded $6,725,270 to colleges and universities across New York. Specifically, funds will provide academic and motivational support to first-generation and at-risk students through tutoring, mentoring, and financial planning. Awardees will use funds at their discretion, under Upward Bound program guidelines.

"You can't excel in the modern workforce without a quality education. Our students have big dreams, and programs like Upward Bound make post-secondary education a possibility for more and more of them to come true," Schumer said. "New York has the best combination of public and private universities, and I applaud the Department of Education for choosing so many of them to support the vital programming that allows economically challenged, at-risk youth to receive the tools and attention they need to plan for the future."
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