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2023-24 APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST
The State System is requesting a state funding package to support student affordability and help tackle the labor shortage in high-growth jobs and industries:
- $573.5 million, an inflationary increase of $21 million (3.8%), in addition to the new funding below, would enable the Board of Governors to consider freezing the basic in-state undergraduate tuition rate for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year.
- $112 million in new funding would strategically strengthen the workforce by enrolling and graduating students prepared for careers with significant labor shortages. $99 million would be used for targeted student support, i.e., financial aid, and $13 million to supplement high-cost, high-growth programs.
![$112 million for targeted program investment and targeted student support](/advocacy/fundpasshe4pa/images/3d-pie_112M-funding_900x869.png)
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