The Pinnacol Foundation awarded a total of nearly $350,000 in scholarships to 74 Colorado students for the 2021-2022 year.

The foundation — established by Pinnacol Assurance, a workers’ compensation insurance provider — provides college scholarships to students whose parents were seriously injured or killed in work-related accidents.

Since 2000, the foundation has awarded a total of nearly $6 million in scholarships to more than 650 Colorado students.