(NAME-MCE) HEP and CAMP Funding Applications for FY 2009 are now available on Grants.gov

[Anselmo Villanueva]

I included brief descriptions of HEP and CAMP below the double lines.
Surf to the respective websites for more information.

Anselmo

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Moreno, Michelle <Michelle.Moreno at ed.gov>
Date: Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:51 AM
Subject: HEP and CAMP Funding Applications for FY 2009 are now
available on Grants.gov

TO:   Interested parties

FR:   The Office of Migrant Education, HEP/CAMP Team

The grant opportunities with the U.S. Department of Education for
funding High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance
Migrant Program (CAMP) projects have been published.

You can download the new application package and instructions from
http://grants.gov.

The Funding Opportunity Number for the HEP application is:
ED-GRANTS-122308-003.

The Funding Opportunity Number for the CAMP application is:
ED-GRANTS-123008-002.

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http://www.ed.gov/programs/hep/index.html

The High School Equivalency Program (HEP)

The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) helps migratory and seasonal
farmworkers (or children of such workers) who are 16 years of age or
older and not currently enrolled in school to obtain the equivalent of
a high school diploma and, subsequently, to gain employment or begin
postsecondary education or training. The program serves more than
7,000 students annually. Competitive awards are made for up to five
years of funding.

Types of Projects

HEP participants receive developmental instruction and counseling
services intended to prepare them to:
 - Complete the requirements for high school graduation or for General
Educational Development (GED) certificates.
- Pass standardized tests of high school equivalency.
- Participate in subsequent postsecondary education and career
activities. The major support services offered through HEP are
counseling, job placement, health care, financial aid stipends,
housing for residential students, and cultural and academic programs.

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http://www.ed.gov/programs/camp/index.html

The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) assists students who are
migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or children of such workers)
enrolled in their first year of undergraduate studies at an IHE. The
funding supports completion of the first year of studies. Competitive
five-year grants for CAMP projects are made to IHEs or to nonprofit
private agencies that cooperate with such institutions. The program
serves approximately 2,000 CAMP participants annually.

Services include outreach to persons who are eligible, counseling,
tutoring, skills workshops, financial aid stipends, health services,
and housing assistance to eligible students during their first year of
college. Limited follow-up services are provided to participants after
their first year.