Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 84.149 (USAspending.gov).
- West Hills Community College District $2,375,000
- Junior College Dist Newton-Mc $2,375,000
- Drury University $2,375,000
- Central Washington University $2,375,000
- Columbia Basin College $2,374,999
- State Center Community College District $2,374,999
- The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley $2,374,999
- Washington State University $2,374,999
- California State University San Marcos Corp $2,374,999
- University Of Kansas Center For Research Inc $2,374,999
Program Objective
To assist students who are engaged, or whose immediate family is engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farmwork, are enrolled or are admitted for enrollment on a full-time basis, at institutions of higher education and are in the first academic year at such an institution.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Other
Institutions of higher education or private nonprofit agencies in cooperation with institutions of higher education may apply.
Beneficiaries
- Other
First-year college students who are engaged, or whose immediate family member is 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 Department of Labor's National Farmworker Jobs Program.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
The Department reviews each application using selection criteria published in the Federal Register. Afterwards, the Department conducts a budget analysis of allowable activities and costs and recommendations for new grants, and sends a Grant Award Notification (GAN) to a successful applicant of its award.
Approximately four months.
Program details & compliance
Description
To assist students who are engaged, or whose immediate family is engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farmwork, are enrolled or are admitted for enrollment on a full-time basis, at institutions of higher education and are in the first academic year at such an institution.
Mission Categories
Primary: Higher Education
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
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.
Required 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.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements