To assist students who are engaged, or whose parents are
engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farm work to obtain the equivalent of a
secondary school diploma and subsequently to gain employment or be placed in
an institution of higher education or other postsecondary education or
training.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Project funds may be used to recruit and provide academic and support services
(including counseling, health services, stipends, and placement) to migrant
students to obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and to
subsequently gain employment or be placed in an institution of higher
education or other postsecondary education or training.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: Institutions of higher
education or private nonprofit agencies in cooperation with institutions of
higher education may apply.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Persons who are engaged
or whose parents are engaged in migrant and other seasonal farmwork or who
have participated or have been eligible to participate in the Title I, MEP or
the JTPA 402 program. Eligible beneficiaries are 16 and older or beyond the
age of compulsory school attendance, and lacking a high school diploma.
Credentials/Documentation: To be eligible to
participate in HEP: the applicant or their parents must: (1) Have worked a
minimum of 75 days during the past 24 months in migrant on seasonal farmwork,
or have been eligible to participate or have participated within the past 2
years in Title I, Migrant Education Program or JTPA 402 projects; (2) not have
earned a secondary school diploma or its equivalent; (3) not be currently
enrolled in an elementary or secondary school; (4) be 16 years of age or
older, or above the age of compulsory school attendance in the State where the
project is located; and (5) be determined by the grantee to need the academic
and supporting services and financial assistance provided by the project.
Pre-application Coordination: The standard
application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB
Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. 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. Applications are reviewed and evaluated by a
panel for selection of possible funding.
Award Procedure: The Department of Education
notifies a successful applicant of its award. 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: Three months.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: Grants are awarded for up to 5 years.
Renewals are 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 12 month budget
periods. 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 completion of a project.
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.
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
three years.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 91-0900-0-1-501.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 01 $20,000,000; FY 02
est $23,000,000; and FY 03 est $23,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The
average Federal contribution per student in fiscal year 2001 was $2,686.
Approximately 7,446 students in 51 projects were being served in 2001.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
34 CFR 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 85, 86, and 206.
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., Room 3E227, Washington, DC 20202. Contact: Mary Suazo.
Telephone: (202) 260-1396.
Web Site Address: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Project funds are used for recruitment, instruction
designed to help participants pass an examination and obtain a high school
equivalency certificate, counseling, health services, housing for on-campus
residential programs, 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:
Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program and
College Assistance Migrant 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); project evaluation (10 points);
and prior experience (15 points).
