09/18/2026
๐ฃ After a highly competitive national grant competition, we are incredibly proud to announce that Morehead State Universityโs TRIO Talent Search Programs have been awarded two grants totaling $1,045,000 in annual federal funding โ representing $5,225,000 over the next five years.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ข ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ด: opening doors, building relationships, and helping students see what is possible after high school.
Talent Search has been a part of the educational landscape in Eastern Kentucky for nearly 60 years. Our mission remains as important today as it was in 1968: to serve students who have been historically under-resourced, particularly economically underserved students and potential first-generation college students.
And we are growing.
โจ Increased Annual Funding
๐ซ New Schools Joining our Service Area
๐ฅ Additional Staff Members
๐ Expanded Opportunities for Students
Through college preparation, career readiness, academic support, financial literacy, mentoring, and hands-on experiences, we help students develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to successfully transition to life after high school.
This new five-year award allows us to build on nearly six decades of partnerships with students, families, schools, and communities โ while expanding our reach to even more students across the region.
We are deeply grateful to Morehead State University, our target schools, our community partners, our TRIO colleagues, and most importantly, the students and families who make this work matter.
Since 1968, TRIO Talent Search has been opening doors.
For the next five years, weโre ready to open even more. ๐๐
