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SUNY Adirondack warns federal TRIO grant renewal still pending as state proposes tuition-free adult learners
Summary
President Duffy told the Warren County Personnel, Administration & Higher Education Committee on May 1 that SUNY Adirondack is launching new programs and has $150,000 from SUNY for HVAC training but is awaiting renewal of a TRIO federal grant that supports about 50 students and expires in August.
President Duffy, president of SUNY Adirondack, told the Warren County Personnel, Administration & Higher Education Committee on May 1 that the college is launching new degree programs and training while awaiting word on a federal grant renewal that supports about 50 students.
The most immediate concern, Duffy said, is the college’s TRIO Student Support Services grant, a federal program that “supports 50 students on campus for full time employees,” which was awarded in an initial five‑year cycle and for which SUNY Adirondack submitted a renewal application last fall. “We still have not heard if that program is going to be funded again,” Duffy said, noting the current award expires in August.
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