Migrant Education-College Assistance Migrant Program (84.149)

 

Program

84.149 Migrant Education-College Assistance Migrant Program

 

Federal Agency

OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Authorization

Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 5, Section 418A, 20 U.S.C. 1070d-2.

 

Program Number

84.149

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To assist students that are engaged, or whose parents are engaged in migrant and other seasonal farmwork, and are enrolled or are admitted for enrollment on a full-time basis in the first academic year at an institution of higher education.

 

Types of Assistance

Project Grants (Discretionary).

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

Project funds may be used to provide supportive and instructional services, including tutoring and counseling services and assistance in obtaining student financial aid (including stipends, tuition, and room and board) to first-year college students, assist those students in obtaining financial aid for their remaining undergraduate years, and provide follow-up services, such as monitoring and reporting students first year and subsequent year academic progress, and referrals to counseling services, academic assistance or financial aid.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Institutions of higher education or private nonprofit agencies in cooperation with institutions of higher education may apply.

Beneficiary Eligibility

First-year college students that are engaged, or whose parents are engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farmwork or who have participated or been eligible to participate in the Title I, Migrant Education Program or the JTPA 402 program.

Credentials/Documentation

To be eligible to participate in a CAMP project, the applicant must: (1) Be enrolled or admitted for enrollment as a full-time student at a participating institution of higher education; (2) not be beyond the first academic year of a program of study at the institution of higher education, as determined under the standards of the institution; and (3) be determined by the grantee to need the academic and supporting services and financial assistance provided by the project in order to complete an academic program of study at the institution of higher education.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure

Application forms are available from the Department of Education. An applicant submits its application to the Department of Education no later than the date announced by the Department in the Federal Register. An application must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the regulations, instructions, and forms included in the grant application package. The applications are reviewed and evaluated by a panel for possible selection for funding.

Award Procedure

The Department of Education notifies successful applicants of awards. Actual negotiation and awarding of grants is done by the Department of Education's Office of Migrant Education staff.

Deadlines

Contact the Department of Education for application deadlines.

 

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Appeals

None.

Renewals

Grants are awarded for 5 years, subject to the availability of funds.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

The project period is up to 60 months; funds are awarded for a 12-month budget period. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Annual continuation applications showing satisfactory performance are required each year, and a final performance report is required 90 days after project ends.

Audits

In accordance with the Education Department General Administration Regulations in the Appendix to 34 CFR 80, State and local governments that receive financial assistance of $100,000 or more within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. State and local governments that receive between $25,000 and $100,000 within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with the Appendix to Part 80, or in accordance with Federal laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate. If such entities are excluded, audits of these entities shall be made in accordance with statutory requirements and the provisions of 34 CFR 74.

Records

In accordance with the General Education Provisions Act and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (34 CFR 74, 75, and 80), grantees must maintain certain project records for five years.

 

Program Accomplishments

Approximately 2,500 students in 43 institutions are being served.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-0900-0-1-501.

Obligations

(Grants) FY 02 $15,000,000; FY 03 est $15,399,000; and FY 04 est $15,000,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

The average Federal contribution per student in fiscal year 2001 was $6,500.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

34 CFR 206.

 

Related Programs

84.011, Migrant Education_State Grant Program; 84.042, TRIO_Student Support Services; 84.047, TRIO_Upward Bound; 84.141, Migrant Education_High School Equivalency Program; 84.144, Migrant Education_Coordination Program; 93.246, Health Centers Grants for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers.

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

Not applicable.

Headquarters Office

Office of Migrant Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Contact: Mary Suazo. Telephone: (202) 260-1396.

Web Site Address

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/OME/camp.html

 

Examples of Funded Projects

Project funds are used to recruit potential participants and to provide services to students in such areas as: tutoring; academic, career, and personal counseling; health services; housing support; exposure to academic programs, cultural events, and other activities not usually available to migrant youth; and appropriate in-service training activities for project staff members.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Program Regulations (34 CFR 206) include the criteria for selecting proposals, as follows: Need for Project (15 points); quality of project design (20 points); quality of management plan (20 points); quality of project services (15 points); quality of project personnel (10 points); adequacy of resources (10 points); evaluation (10 points); prior experience (15 points).