GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Davenport University announced this month it received a $10 million federal grant - “the largest in school history” - to expand college access programming in three areas across the state.

The grant funds will cover programs in Lansing, Muskegon and Ypsilanti school districts, giving students access to seven years of after-school activities, college and career readiness initiatives, campus visits and financial literacy workshops.

The grant from the U.S. Department of Education came through Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) .

It’s a discretionary grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students prepared to enter and succeed in higher education.

Davenport is one of only 32 recipients nationwide, according to

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