The purposes of the Program are to: Encourage low–income Maryland high school students to attend and complete college; Connect potential college and university students with nonprofit organizations that have a history of successful higher education outcomes for targeted youth; Create an equal matching fund for nonprofit organizations to access in order to increase college outreach services to low–income students; 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 Increase the number of low–income students attending and succeeding in college.