德州大学阿灵顿分校获580万美元联邦TRIO拨款：五年惠及阿灵顿学生与塔兰特、达拉斯两县成人
位于德克萨斯州塔兰特县阿灵顿市的德州大学阿灵顿分校（UTA）10月5日宣布，该校获得总额580万美元的联邦拨款，未来五年续办并扩大三个TRIO项目，帮助学生和成人跨越升学与就业的门槛。
这笔钱包括两项「人才搜索」（Talent Search）续办拨款共300万美元，每项每年30万美元、为期五年。两个项目各服务600名学生，合共每年约1,200人，生源来自阿灵顿独立学区的四所学校：阿灵顿高中、Sam Houston高中、Workman初中和Rodriguez初中。人才搜索面向有升学潜力的初高中生，重点帮助低收入家庭学生和家中第一代大学生，提供学业辅导、补习、大学与职业探索、助学金信息和申请协助。
第三项是「教育机会中心」（EOC）拨款，每年56万美元、五年共280万美元，服务塔兰特县和达拉斯县面临教育、经济或就业障碍的成人，帮助他们完成高中同等学力、升读大学或职业技校、参加学徒项目或考取行业证书，并提供一对一的学业与职业咨询、入学和助学金申请协助。
UTA的TRIO升学项目执行主任Lisa Thompson说：「这些拨款让我们能在学生和成人所在的地方与他们相遇，帮助他们看见教育带来的可能。」分管招生管理的副校长Luisa Havens Gerardo表示，这笔投入把教育、职业目标和人们想要的未来连接起来。新的拨款周期将持续到2031年8月31日。UTA现有学生超过42,700人，是德州大学系统中第二大的学校。
UT Arlington Wins $5.8 Million in Federal TRIO Grants to Serve Students and Adults Across Tarrant and Dallas Counties
The University of Texas at Arlington, in Tarrant County, Texas, announced on October 5 that it has been awarded $5.8 million in federal funding over five years to continue and expand three TRIO programs that help students and adults overcome barriers to higher education and connect education with career opportunities.
The awards include two Talent Search continuation grants totaling $3 million, each providing $300,000 a year for five years. Each project will serve 600 students annually at four Arlington Independent School District schools, Arlington High School, Sam Houston High School, Workman Junior High School and Rodriguez Junior High School, reaching approximately 1,200 students a year. Talent Search identifies and supports middle and high school students with the potential to succeed in higher education, with an emphasis on students from low-income households and those who would be the first in their families to earn a bachelor's degree, offering academic advising, tutoring, college and career exploration, and help with financial aid applications.
The third award is a $2.8 million Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) grant, $560,000 a year over five years, serving adults in Tarrant and Dallas counties who face educational, economic or workforce barriers. The EOC helps low-income and first-generation adults complete a high school equivalency, attend a college or university, enter a trade or technical program, pursue an apprenticeship or earn an industry credential, with individualized advising and help with admissions and financial aid.
"These grants allow us to meet students and adults where they are and help them see what is possible through education," said Lisa Thompson, executive director of TRIO Pre-College Programs at UTA. Luisa Havens Gerardo, vice president for enrollment management, said the investments strengthen the connection between education, career goals and the future people want to build. The new grant cycle runs through August 31, 2031. UTA enrolls more than 42,700 students and is the second-largest institution in the University of Texas System.
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