News Release

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (Anchorage) - $50,000 to continue support for College Goal Sunday in Alaska.

Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods (Klamath) - $10,000 to provide support for low-income students with non-tuition-related expenses associated with earning college credits while in high school.

Radio Bilingue, Inc. (Fresno) - $60,400 to develop culturally appropriate radio programs that promote greater awareness of college access and success among Latino families.

National Conference of State Legislatures (Denver) - $17,000 to increase awareness among legislators in the 50 states of issues and strategies related to the affordability of and access to public higher education.

Connecticut Association of Professional Financial Aid Administrators, Inc. (Manchester) - $80,000 to implement College Goal Sunday in Connecticut.

Academy for Educational Development - $500,000 to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the KnowHow2GO public awareness campaign.

Education Sector - $400,800 to serve as a partner in the Making Opportunity Affordable initiative by examining new strategies to promote institutional accountability, reduce costs and improve the quality of instruction.

Education Writers Association - $85,000 to draw more higher-education reporters and editors to convenings, enhance the organization's Web presence and build capacity.

Georgetown University - $450,000 to conduct research on the relationship between higher education and the economy, including projecting the supply and demand for college-educated workers.

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education - $100,000 to support the production and dissemination of three publications that offer relevant, up-to-date information about the nation's historically and predominantly black colleges and universities.

National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges - $314,800 to implement and refine a voluntary system of accountability.

University of South Florida (Tampa) - $250,000 to implement the KnowHow2GO media and ground campaign in the Tampa Bay region of Florida.

Helping Teens Succeed (Atlanta) - $25,000 to build capacity to expand the Helping Teens Succeed curriculum model by developing a business plan and marketing materials.

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (Deerfield) - $225,000 to lead implementation of the KnowHow2GO campaign in Illinois.

University of Illinois (Urbana) - $100,000 to determine what factors improve the accessibility and affordability of online education programs.

Indiana Association of United Ways (Indianapolis) - $50,000 to create a sustainable infrastructure and policy network to support high-quality after-school programs that focus on academic rigor and college access in Indiana.

Indiana Grantmakers Alliance (Indianapolis) - $150,000 to build capacity to support grant maker needs and improve effectiveness in philanthropy in Indiana.

Indianapolis Black Alumni Council, Inc. (Indianapolis) - $10,000 to support the Black College Fair at Circle City Classic and to incorporate KnowHow2GO elements into the event.

Indianapolis Public Schools (Indianapolis) - $5,000 to provide supplies, uniforms, instruments, winter clothing and other supplemental items to students in need.

La Plaza (Indianapolis) - $200 to support convening activities at La Plaza.

Martin University (Indianapolis) - $52,500 to grow philanthropic giving at Martin University and support the university's strategic direction and leadership transition.

National FFA Foundation, Inc. (Indianapolis) - $10,000 to provide KnowHow2GO materials for the national FFA convention.

Northwood Christian Church (Indianapolis) - $5,000 to support the food pantry at Northwood Christian Church to honor Lumina's retiring president.

State of Indiana/Indiana Commission on Social Status of Black Males (Indianapolis) - $57,000 to support the African-American Male National Conference in Indianapolis.

Trustees of Indiana University (Bloomington) - $621,200 to study the influences of college enrollment, working, family factors, and institutional policies on degree attainment.

Trustees of Indiana University (Bloomington) - $50,000 to design and implement the evaluation of the new media components of the KnowHow2GO public awareness campaign.

Trustees of Indiana University (Bloomington) - $25,000 to help returning adult students, students of color and special admission students prepare for success at Indiana University Law School in Indianapolis.

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (Frankfort) - $500,000 to develop a statewide strategy to encourage adult learners to pursue a postsecondary education.

Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission (Baton Rouge) - $150,000 to implement College Goal Sunday in 2008 through 2010 in Louisiana.

Forum for the Future of Higher Education (Cambridge) - $225,000 to examine the demographics of future student populations and labor markets.

Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (Auburndale) - $50,000 to continue support to the College Goal Sunday program from 2008 through 2010 in Massachusetts.

American Humanics (Kansas City) - $10,000 to support American Humanics' annual management institute in Indianapolis in January 2009.

Council for Aid to Education (New York) - $50,000 to convene the grantees of the Lumina-funded longitudinal study of the Collegiate Learning Assessment.

MDRC (New York) - $501,100 to extend and expand MDRC's evaluation of the Achieving the Dream initiative.

University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) - $299,600 to support national coordination of the National College Advising Corps.

University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) - $39,000 to analyze the effectiveness of the cfnc.org Web site in serving North Carolina students, particularly low-income, first-generation teenagers.

Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus) - $522,200 to enable undereducated, underemployed adults to earn a postsecondary certificate and remove state and institutional policy barriers that inhibit degree completion.

University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) - $125,000 to understand the ways that pre-college access programs shape the college enrollment patterns of parents of participating students.

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (Warwick) - $84,600 to implement College Goal Sunday in Rhode Island.

What Kids Can Do (Providence) - $120,000 to promote college readiness and college success among low-income, first-generation students through student-to-student communication tools.

Northwest Education Loan Association (Seattle) - $485,000 to implement the media and grassroots components of the KnowHow2GO campaign in Washington.