§ 11-1103

Maryland § 11-1103

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article ged: Education
• Title: 11

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The purposes of the Program are to:

(1) Encourage low–income Maryland high school students to attend and complete college;

(2) Connect potential college and university students with nonprofit organizations that have a history of successful higher education outcomes for targeted youth;

(3) Create an equal matching fund for nonprofit organizations to access in order to increase college outreach services to low–income students;

(4) Provide funding for nonprofit organizations that are already established in communities to provide targeted outreach to encourage low–income students to enroll in college; and

(5) Increase the number of low–income students attending and succeeding in college.