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Carl Sandburg College's TRIO Upward Bound Math-Science program has been awarded a new five-year grant cycle from the U.S. Department of Education to serve area high school students working to become first-generation college graduates. Under the $1.5M grant, Sandburg's UBMS program will receive $297,601 each year through 2027. UBMS is a federally funded program that is free to participants and provides students with opportunities to pursue activities in areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The program provides academic and supportive services to promote the academic success, retention, high school graduation, college enrollment, and college graduation of participants. This is the second grant cycle for Sandburg's UBMS program, which has been offered since 2017. "We're thrilled to have been awarded another grant cycle so that UBMS can continue to serve students and change the lives of young people in our area," Sandburg UBMS director S