Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 11 - Maryland Higher Education Outreach and College Access Program
Section 11-1103 - Purposes

The purposes of the Program are to:
        (1)    Encourage low–income Maryland high school students to attend and complete college;
        (2)    Connect potential college and university students with nonprofit organizations that have a history of successful higher education outcomes for targeted youth;
        (3)    Create an equal matching fund for nonprofit organizations to access in order to increase college outreach services to low–income students;
        (4)    Provide funding for nonprofit organizations that are already established in communities to provide targeted outreach to encourage low–income students to enroll in college; and
        (5)    Increase the number of low–income students attending and succeeding in college.