The budget proposal released by Gov. Terry McAuliffe last week has higher-education officials hopeful going into the 2016 General Assembly session. Increased financial aid funding and noncredit career certifications could prove to be a boon for the University of Virginia and Piedmont Virginia Community College. The governor is asking the General Assembly for about $48 million in additional financial aid funding. McAuliffe also has stated his intent to tie the aid to completion rates, although details still are scarce.