Language Assistance 
Talent Search Program
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Timeline
Last competition: FY 2016
Application available: December 22, 2015
Application deadline: February 5, 2016
Federal Register Notices
- CORRECTION to Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2016 dated January 21, 2016 | PDF | [This notice corrects the "Estimated Available Funds" and "Maximum Award Amounts."]
- Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2016 dated December 22, 2015 | PDF
Current Application
Please note that the FY 2016 competition for the Talent Search Program is closed.
Tips and Assistance
Technical assistance workshops and webinars about the FY 2016 grant competition were held in early December 2015.
FAQs from the FY 2011 Talent Search Grant Competition: 
PDF (795K)
Additional resources for applicants
- Higher Education Opportunity Act (P.L. 110-315) of 2008, amending the Higher Education Act of 1965: Text | PDF
- Unofficial compilation of the Higher Education Act, as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act [Please see pages 181-203.]: PDF
- Official Final Regulations Amending TRIO Regulations, as published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2010. These final regulations amend the Talent Search Program regulations.
- Low-Income Guidelines
Application Contact
Craig Pooler, craig.pooler@ed.gov, 202-453-6195
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202
E-mail: OPE_TRIO@ed.gov
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
