{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-collins-king-and-representative-pingree-announce-nearly-300000-for-usms-trio-veterans-upward-bound-program", "Senators Collins, King, and Representative Pingree Announce Nearly $300,000 for USM\u2019s TRIO Veterans Upward Bound Program", "2018-10-02", "2018", "2018-10", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington,\r\nD.C. \r\nToday, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie\r\nPingree announced that the University of Southern Maine's Veterans Upward Bound\r\nprogram has been awarded $275,155 from the U.S. Department of Education.   USM's\r\nVeterans Upward Bound program is the only one of its kind in the State of\r\nMaine, and one of two such programs in New England. Since being awarded\r\nfunds, USM has been working diligently to recruit veterans for the program, said\r\nSenators Collins and King and Representative Pingree in a joint statement.\r\nWe are pleased that this essential program that gives veterans the resources\r\nand support they need to succeed in postsecondary education will continue to be\r\noffered across Maine.  The\r\nTRIO Veterans Upward Bound grant is so important to supporting the college\r\naspirations of veterans across Maine, said Dr. Glenn Cummings, President of\r\nthe University of Southern Maine. I want to thank Senators Collins\r\nand King and Representative Pingree for their successful effort to ensure this\r\nessential grant for Maine veterans continues. Last\r\nmonth, Senators Collins and King and Representative Pingree sent a letter to the U.S.\r\nDepartment of Education in support of USM's grant application.  The\r\nUniversity of Southern Maine's Veterans Upward Bound program will serve\r\nlow-income, first-generation veterans from across the State of Maine. Of\r\nMaine's 119,058 veterans, 7,954 are low-income and 89,179 do not have a\r\nbachelor's degree and are highly likely to be potential first-generation\r\ncollege students. The program provides assessment and enhancement of\r\nbasic skills through counseling, mentoring, tutoring, and academic instruction\r\nin the core subject areas.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-collins-king-and-representative-pingree-announce-nearly-300000-for-usms-trio-veterans-upward-bound-program"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7778142355382442, "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"}