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Prison Education Programs Await Pell Grant Approval Amid Slow Rollout

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Last summer, the Department of Education extended Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students. Pell Grants award students financial aid for college that they don't need to repay. In January, Cal Poly Humboldt's prison education program was the first in the country to be approved for Pell Grant funding.

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N.C. A&T Wins $1.1M Grant for Special Education Teaching Program

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million grant will go toward recruiting and training students to become special education teachers. million grant for its special education teaching program. The grant funds will go toward Project EPIC: Exceptional Educators who are Proficient, Inclusive, and Culturally Competent. The Department of Education's $1.1

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Pell Grant Eligibility Extended to Cal Poly Humboldt Prison Education Program

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Students enrolled in the Cal Poly Humboldt Prison Education Program will be able to pay for the program through federal Pell Grants starting this fall. Pell Grants give students money for college that does not need to be repaid. Pell Grants are income-based awards for undergraduates with exceptional financial need.

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Pennsylvania Grants 30 Colleges $1M to Fight Food Insecurity

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The state of Pennsylvania is battling food insecurity across 30 colleges, universities, and trade schools in the state through $1 million in grants. Students who were food insecure had lower GPA averages and were less likely to earn bachelor's degrees than students who were not, according to the findings.

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What Is the Florida Student Assistance Grant Program?

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The Florida Student Assistance Grant Program is the largest need-based grant program in the state. This award helps fund the education of Floridians going after their first degree. Students must be U.S. citizens and Florida residents to be considered. That said, the bucket of money isn't bottomless.

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Emory, College of the Muscogee Nation Partner for $2.4M Grant

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The grant will support CMN's transition to a four-year institution. Mvskoke language scholars at the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) in Okmulgee,Oklahoma, will have the chance to practice with a master speaker of the language, thanks to a grant from the Mellon Foundation. million grant.

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New Agreement to Offer Higher Education Access in All Maryland Prisons

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Federal Pell Grants will fully finance tuition costs for students once they are formally issued to institutions in the USM. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), these students will be able to earn their bachelor's degrees or take credit-based certificate courses. Tuition costs will be covered in full by Pell Grants.