The House and Senate are continuing hearings on the 2011 budget before they write appropriations bills later this year. Jones said COE will ask Congress for a substantial TRIO increase next year to halt the funding freeze and shore up support for Upward Bound grantees.
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TRIO Leader Says Freeze Puts Programs at Risk
by Charles Dervarics , March 24, 2010
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Kimberly Jones is the congressional affairs director for the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), a Washington, D.C., organization that works on behalf of federal TRIO access and support programs such as Talent Search and Upward Bound.
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