Second-quarter grants included $275,000 to the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund to produce a white paper that examines how Asian and Pacific Islander students finance their education, $270,000 to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for the Learn More Indiana program, and $100,000 to the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning for the College Knowledge Project, which is designed to inform low-income and first-generation Mississippi students of postsecondary education opportunities.
"These awards support programs that improve students' awareness of and preparation for postsecondary education, promote access to high-quality higher education opportunities, and increase student persistence and completion of their programs of study," said USA Funds senior vice president of program and corporate development Robert C. Ballard. "USA Funds focuses its grantmaking primarily on underserved low-income middle and high school students, students of color, and first-generation postsecondary students."
“USA Funds Awards $2.8 Million in Higher Education Grants.” USA Funds Press Release 8/03/10.
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