FSU CARE receives $205k to improve college access for low-income students http://em.fsu.edu/ and last updated 2020-12-17 17:28:33-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Florida State Universityâs Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement has received a $205,500 donation of state and local funds to help improve college access for low-income and educationally disadvantaged students in grades 6-12. This funding includes a $145,500 award from the Florida Department of Education College Reach-Out Program and $60,000 from the Community Human Service Partnership grant, sponsored by the City of Tallahassee and Leon County. The new funding, combined with an Upward Bound grant that the program received last year, will result in a total of $603,238.