CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The government shutdown is impacting countless people across the country who rely on federal funding, especially those serving in the military.

In Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is stepping in to help some of its students who are serving in the armed forces by funding a federal tuition assistance program with the university’s funds.

Click here for more information about the tuition assistance program.

Many simply refer to the program as T.A.

"A lot of people at Austin Peay have called us to see how it's going to work without the T.A.," said Jasnine Montana, a senior at APSU.

Montana relied on the program to pay for her associate's degree while she was serving full-time in the Army.

Now she works part-time at the Newton Military Family Resource C

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