| FOR RELEASE: July 9, 2009 |
Contact: Gregg Wiggins (202) 401-1576 gregg.wiggins@ed.gov |
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today the award of 16 grants totaling $7,159,488 to programs in 11 states that will help migrant students obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma and then go on to either work or postsecondary education.
Grants are awarded under the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) to support educational programs targeted to migratory or seasonal farm workers, or the children of such workers, who are 16 years of age or older and not currently enrolled in school. Services provided include counseling, job placement, health care and housing for residential students. The program serves more than 7,000 students annually.
“The people helped by HEP are some of the most motivated learners in America,” said Duncan. “They truly understand the value of an education as a way to improve their lives.”
More information about HEP and other migrant education programs is available from the Office of Migrant Education at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/ome/index.html.
A list of grantees and grants is provided below:
CALIFORNIA:
SER Jobs for Progress, South El Monte -- $475,000
California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento -- $451,221
West Hills Community College District, Coalinga -- $475,000
COLORADO:
University of Colorado, Boulder -- $474,324
FLORIDA:
University of South Florida, Tampa -- $400,406
IDAHO:
Boise State University, Boise -- $475,000
MARYLAND:
McDaniel College Center for Human Services, Westminster -- $427,318
MISSISSIPPI:
Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena -- $472,080
NEW MEXICO:
Northern New Mexico College, Espanola -- $397,784
OREGON:
Chemeketa Community College, Salem -- $407,062
University of Oregon, Eugene -- $474,571
TEXAS:
University of Texas – El Paso, El Paso -- $469,496
University of Texas – Pan American, Edinburg -- $475,000
WISCONSIN:
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee -- $385,686
WASHINGTON:
Heritage University, Toppenish -- $473,205
Opportunities Industrialization Center, Yakima -- $406,625
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