<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/trio_talent_search_grant.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Murray State University awarded $1.9 million federal grant to continue Talent Search program</title><pubDate>10/15/2026</pubDate><description>Murray State University has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its TRIO Talent Search program, which helps students in western Kentucky prepare for and pursue postsecondary education.</description><author>Audrey Neal</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.murraystate.edu/news/images/rsz_1trio_talent_search_grant.jpg" alt="two trees in front of red brick university building"/></image><featured/><tags><tag>Announcements</tag><tag>Campus News</tag><tag>University News</tag><tag>news</tag></tags></item>