Clarion Univ. gets grant for its Talent Search program

CLARION – Clarion University is one of eight Pennsylvania institutions to receive funding through the U.S. Department of Education for its Talent Search program.

The award to Clarion’s Educational Talent Search program is $400,800 for the first year of the grant, which runs through Aug. 31, 2017. Clarion will receive more than $2 million in the five-year grant cycle.

ETS serves residents of Clarion, Jefferson and Venango counties by providing study skills instruction, campus visitations, SAT preparation, financial aid planning, college and career planning, and leadership training.