The University of Maine at Presque Isle will receive more than $600,000 in grant funding to help low-income, first-generation students attend college.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday night that the U.S. Department of Education awarded the Upward Bound program funding, after initially rejecting the university's application due to a formatting error.
Over the past several months Collins and the rest of the Maine congressional delegation urged the Department of Education to reconsider its decision.
The $600,000 in funding will help more than 600 students over the next five years.
