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:
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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.
Pre-application 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: Three months.
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.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 91-0900-0-1-501.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 01 $10,000,000; FY 02
est $15,000,000; and FY 03 est $15,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The
average Federal contribution per student in fiscal year 2001 was $5,952.
Approximately 1,680 students in 30 institutions are being served.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
34 CFR 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., 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 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).
