{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mrvan-announces-department-education-grant-calumet-college-st-joseph", "Mrvan Announces Department of Education Grant for Calumet College of St. Joseph", "2024-09-26", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Frank J. Mrvan", "M001214", "mrvan.house.gov", "mrvan", "https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for Calumet College of St. Joseph under the Department of Education\u2019s Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) program.\n\nCalumet College of St. Joseph will receive $3 million over five years to implement Camino al E\u0301xito: A GPS for Hispanic Student Success, a program that aims to expand opportunities for Hispanic and low-income students in graduate programs and connect students to postgraduate opportunities by coordinating preparation, enrollment, and support initiatives. According to the Department of Education, the PPOHA program provides grants to expand educational opportunities for and improve the academic attainment of Hispanic students.\n\nCongressman Mrvan stated, \u201cCongratulations to all the leaders of Calumet College of St. Joseph for successfully securing this vital federal funding to expand educational opportunities for Hispanic students in our region. I look forward to building on this initiative to continue to ensure that everyone in Northwest Indiana has the opportunity to obtain the education that they seek in order to thrive in our regional economy.\u201d\n\nDr. Amy McCormack, President of Calumet College of St. Joseph, stated, \u201cCalumet College of St. Joseph has offered graduate programs for more than two decades, so it is with great enthusiasm that we are able to take our post-baccalaureate programs and services to the next level. With support from the Department of Education, we can offer additional services to ensure our graduate students get individualized support to succeed. We are also very excited to launch new programs and to pursue the feasibility of our first doctorate program. Expanding the reach of CCSJ and serving the region has never been more important.\u201d\n\nFor more information on the PPOHA grant program, click here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mrvan-announces-department-education-grant-calumet-college-st-joseph"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6424728780984879, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}