Iowa College Aid has announced Perry Local College Access Network (LCAN) as a recipient for  grant funding. 

The new grant recipient Perry LCAN was announced as one of the 11 Iowa communities that will receive a share of $545,375 of college attainment grant funding. The Perry LCAN will focus on college attainment and workforce readiness in Perry, especially for lower income and minority students. 

The Perry organization will receive $49,940 through the program. LCAN supports the Future Ready Iowa goal of 70-percent of Iowans having some education or training beyond high school by 2025. Since 2015, Iowa College Aid has awarded nearly $2.8 million to 19 networks.