Education Dept. Offers Grants
Based on TRIO Ideas
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education is offering $5 million to colleges and universities with a track record of serving low-income and first-generation college students — even if they do not have a TRIO grant.
Under the TRIO Dissemination Program, department officials hope to adapt successful TRIO ideas and strategies at colleges and universities without a grant under the early intervention and retention program.
Colleges are eligible for the new funds if they do not now have a TRIO grant but were carrying out a TRIO program before October 1998. TRIO programs include Upward Bound, Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers.
Individual grants will range from $130,000 to $200,000, with an average allotment of $167,000. The Education Department expects to make 25 to 30 grants. Applications are due May 15.
For more information, see the Feb. 29 Federal Register or visit the department's Web site @ http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg/grantann/
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