St. John’s Receives $130,000 College Access Grant to Assist Low-Income Students

August 08, 2012

St. John's University is the proud recipient of a $130,000 grant to help low-income and first generation students, foster care youth, veterans and other underrepresented groups obtain a college degree.

The grants are funded through a $7 million College Access Grant Program (CACGP) award received by New York State from the U.S. Department of Education. New York’s CACG program is administered by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC), the state’s financial aid agency that helps students finance their college education.

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