| Agency/Office |
Department of Education/Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Program Name |
Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program (HEP) |
| CFDA Number |
84.141 |
| Program Description |
The Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program provides assistance to students who are engaged, or whose parents are engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farm work, obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and subsequently gain employment or be placed in an institution of higher education or other postsecondary education or training. Project funds may be used to recruit and provide academic and support services (including counseling, health services, stipends, and placement) to migrant students. |
| Eligible Grantees |
Institutions of higher education or private nonprofit agencies in cooperation with institutions of higher education. |
| Eligible Beneficiaries |
Eligible beneficiaries must be 16 and older or beyond the age of compulsory school attendance, lack a high school diploma, and not currently enrolled in school. |
| Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$18,549 |
| Eligible Activities |
Funds may be used to recruit and provide academic and support services (including counseling, health services, stipends, and placement) to migrant students to obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and to subsequently gain employment or be placed in an institution of higher education or other postsecondary education or training. |
| Program Contact |
David De Soto
David.De.Soto@ed.gov
(202) 260-8103 |
| Program URL |
http://www.ed.gov/programs/hep/index.html |
