WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH – Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement to congratulate Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) on receiving a $3.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education:

“Congratulations to Tri-C for continuing its work to educate, enrich, and strengthen the people of Northeastern Ohio. This federal grant isn’t just another public investment.  It is a promise to 1,300 students from some of our state’s neediest families, by providing wrap-around services to get them from freshman year to commencement.”

Through the TRIO Grant, Tri-C will serve students from seven Cleveland Metropolitan School District high schools:  Martin Luther King, Jr. Career Campus; Scranton; Charles A. Mooney; East Technical; James Ford Rhodes; John Adams; and, Lincoln-West. Tri-C will receive an initial $616,454 in year one and additional funding over the next five years.

The U.S. Department of Education grant is part of the Educational Talent Search under the federal TRIO program.   To learn more about the TRIO program, click here.

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