Upward Bound Receives $1.8 Million Federal Grant

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, TRIO Programs, just awarded a grant to the Upward Bound program at Virginia Tech for $1.8 million. The funds will cover operations for the next four years, with a first-year allocation of $449,508. The first-year grant monies will be supplemented with in-kind support from Virginia Tech amounting to another $142,657.