Special to the Advance EDINBURG — The Region One Education Service Center (ESC) will be announcing the receipt of two grants totaling over $7 million dollars to Region One ESC from the U.S. Department of Education at 8:30 a.m. on Friday at the Region ESC Conference Center Hidalgo County Room. Upward Bound Math & Science STEM LINK to College & Careers! Program! will receive $1.4 million and the Building Mental Health Leaders Project will receive $5.9 million, both over a five-year period.Upward Bound Math & Science STEM LINK to College & Careers! Program will provide underserved high school students and ...