Email mixup costs Dawson Community College $1.4 million in grant money

Kafkaesque confusion over a government application system has left Dawson Community College https://www.dawson.edu/ without a $1.4 million federal grant the school relies on to provide tutoring and support for disadvantaged students.

The Glendive college missed a deadline to apply for a five-year TRIO student support grant because a problem with an online procurement system prevented school officials from submitting the application, President Michael Simon said.

"This is incredibly unfortunate," he said.

By Derek Brouwer

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