Colleges use state grants to assist students

Megan Haataja is the interim president and dean of academic affairs at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.
Megan Haataja is the interim president and dean of academic affairs at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.

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New grants for colleges and universities are aimed to expand student emergency aid and student services.

This year, $7.8 million will become available for initiatives to increase the number of college graduates and skill certificate holders.

The money is part of a $45 million budget for secondary education from federal and state funding, said Michelle Richard, the deputy director of higher ed…