Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2008
Fund Code: 598
Academic Support and College Transition Services for Students from the Classes of 2003-2009 School Year Program
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $311,000 (State) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $409,530 |
| PURPOSE: The goal of this state-funded grant program is to provide academic instruction (English language arts and mathematics) and support services that enable students from the Classes of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 to continue to pursue a Competency Determination while providing pathways to further education. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 10 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 9 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 1 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: This grant program will assist nine (9) institutions of higher education to provide academic support and transitional services to students who have yet to meet the Competency Determination. Approximately 575 students from the Classes of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 will benefit from these services in school year 2007-2008. Grant awards range from $30,000 to $40,000. |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Bristol Community College | $33,000 |
| Bunker Hill Community College | 38,000 |
| Holyoke Community College | 33,000 |
| Massasoit Community College | 30,000 |
| Middlesex Community College | 38,000 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | 40,000 |
| North Shore Community College | 33,000 |
| Roxbury Community College | 33,000 |
| Springfield Technical Community College | 33,000 |
| TOTAL STATE FUNDS | $311,000 |
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