MANCHESTER – U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and U.S. Reps. Annie Kuster, N.H.-02, and Chris Pappas, N.H.-01, announced the award of $1,364,423 in federal funding to the University of New Hampshire, Keene State College and Plymouth State University to bolster and expand vital student support services. UNH, KSC and PSU will receive $379,979, $364,948 and $357,608 for the TRIO Student Support Services program, which serves low-income and potential first-generation college students in higher education. In addition, KSC will receive a $261,888 award to fund a new pilot program that will serve 120 first-generation, low-income students and students with disabilities who have a need for academic support and are pursuing a STEM degree.

“Student support services are crucial in helping low-income and potential first-generation college students succeed in higher education, especially now as young people grapple with the difficulties posed to their education by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Shaheen said.

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