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College Assistance Migrant Program

Grant Type
Discretionary grant
Office
ALN
84.149A
Contact
Millie Bentley-Memon
202-401-1427
Eligibility
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)
Non-Profit Organizations
Application Deadline
Application Deadline
Application Status
Open

The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) assists students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or immediate family members of such workers) enrolled in their first year of undergraduate studies at an institution of higher education (IHE).

Types of Projects

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.

Services to Students

A CAMP project provides services to assist participants in completing their first year of college, to assure the success of the participants in meeting the project’s objectives, and in succeeding in an academic program of study at the Institute of Higher Education (IHE). The types of allowable services include:

  • Outreach and recruitment services to eligible persons
  • Personal, academic, and career counseling
  • Tutoring and academic skill building instruction and assistance
  • Assistance with special admissions
  • Health services
  • Assistance in obtaining student financial aid
  • Housing support for students living in institutional facilities and commuting students
  • Exposure to cultural events, academic programs, and other educational/cultural activities not available to migrant youth
  • Internships

In addition, a CAMP project must provide follow up services for students after they have completed their first year of college. However, grantees may not use more than 10 percent of their awarded funds for follow up services. Follow up services could include:

  • Monitoring and reporting the academic progress of a student’s first year of college and their subsequent years in college
  • Referring students to on- or off- campus providers of counseling services, academic assistance, or financial aid

Grant Management and Monitoring

Monitoring is an integral part of the Department of Education’s grant administration and oversight. The end goal of the Department’s monitoring is to promote the efficient and effective achievement of the program objectives. These objectives are in support the Department’s mission to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. OME conducts monitoring to:

  • Examine the objectives and results achieved by a HEP or CAMP project, particularly progress against GPRA indicators
  • Review implementation of a HEP or CAMP project with a focus on project quality and areas of improvements
  • Determine project compliance with applicable statutes/regulations; and
  • Examine the resolution of prior findings from monitoring reviews and audits.
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More About CAMP
Performance

HEP/CAMP Reports

Annual Performance Reporting allows programs to determine the overall effectiveness in meeting program goals and objectives, including performance measures 1 and 2 (formerly known as GPRAs 1 and 2) and efficiency targets.

Program evaluation allows programs to: 1) provide data on performance measures 1 and 2 and efficiency targets; 2) determine at what level of quality program activities are being implemented; and 3) identify strengths and weaknesses in program implementation and program effectiveness through tools such as exit interviews, surveys, observations, recruitment, counseling, or tutoring logs, and research analyses (finding correlations between practices and results). Program evaluation is both formative and summative, allowing for the use of annual performance results that may lead to recommendations for changes in programming.

Resources

Timeline

Application Closing Date: November 13, 2024.

Federal Register Notice for New Grants

College Assistance Migrant Program: Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (Published on August 30, 2024).

FY 2025 Electronic Applications for New Grants

We strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with the Grants.gov system at www.grants.gov and strongly recommend that you register early and submit early. Applicants are required to follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768) and available at www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs, which contain information on how to submit an application.

Opportunity Number

The Federal Funding Opportunity Number is: ED-GRANTS-083024-002

Opportunity Title: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Assistance Listing Number 84.149A

FY 2025 Application

2025 CAMP Application Instructions  

2025 CAMP and HEP Application FAQs

FY 2025 Flyer for Notice Inviting Applications (NIA)

FY 2025 CAMP NIA Flyer

Pre-Application Webinars

FY 2025 CAMP Pre-Application Webinar (recorded)

The Office of Migrant Education has recorded a general pre-application webinar for the 2025 HEP and CAMP competition. To access the webinar slides and transcript from the webinar, please click here: Transcript | Presentation Slides.

The recorded webinar assists potential applicants to complete their submissions for the 2025 competition. The webinar covers both the HEP and CAMP applications.

Additionally, OME will hold office hours during the times listed below. The office hours will serve as an opportunity for applicants to ask OME staff questions regarding the HEP and CAMP competitions. OME will not be presenting during this time. The two office hours will take place on the following dates:

Office Hours Part 1Office Hours Part 2
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern TimeThursday, October 10, 2024, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Meeting Link:

Meeting Link:

Technical Assistance Resource

Applicants may use resources such as the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance to help describe the extent to which the proposed project demonstrates a rational (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)) and the extent to which the methods of evaluation will, if well-implemented, produce promising evidence (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)).

Contacts

Dylan Hart-Medina
Telephone: (202) 987-1705 or by e-mail: Dylan.Hart-Medina@ed.gov


Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 HEP and CAMP Call for Panel Members: Application Reader and Panel Facilitators – Deadline November 1, 2024

The HEP and CAMP program is accepting resumes from individuals interested in serving as a panel member for the FY 2025 competition. Panel members include the roles of Application Reader and Panel Facilitator.

An Application Reader reviews, assesses, and scores grant applications based on selection criteria established by OME. Application readers will write detailed comments on each section of the application. 

A Panel Facilitator assists OME staff in the panel review by diligently reviewing application reader comments, providing initial feedback, and convening panel discussions.

Availability and Technology Requirements for Application Reader and Panel Facilitator

  • Commit between 35-56 hours to complete a review of applications on schedule, during a three-week period.
  • Review between 8 to 10 applications assigned to panel and participate in at least five 2-hour conference calls with the assigned panel. 
  • Have access to a computer with Internet connectivity for the duration of the competition.
  • Be able to utilize the tracked changes and comments features in Microsoft Word and to utilize Microsoft SharePoint to review and provide comments on applications.
  • Be able to use Microsoft Teams, including, when needed, the video component of Teams.
  • Ability to serve on a panel in January and February 2025.

Application Reader Qualifications

  • An earned postsecondary degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of, or professional job experience in, addressing needs of seasonal and migratory farmworkers or other disadvantaged student or adult learner groups.
  • Experience in grant-funded project design and management.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of, or professional job experience in, principles of educational evaluation. 
  • Highly organized, detailed oriented, with excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

Panel Facilitator Qualifications

  • Meeting the Required Qualifications of an Application Reader.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. educational practices for high school equivalency and/or postsecondary education institutional practices, preferably for, but not limited to, seasonal and migratory farmworkers or other disadvantaged student groups.
  • Demonstrated professional skills in negotiating with differing educational groups or individuals in a professional, timely and efficient manner.
  • Demonstrated project management skills including ability to coordinate a team to complete the panel review in a timely manner.

Conflict of Interest

Anyone affiliated with an institution applying for a HEP or CAMP grant is ineligible to participate as an application reader or panel facilitator in that same cycle. Additionally, individuals involved in the preparation of a HEP or CAMP grant application, or would stand to benefit from an application that were to receive funding in a new grant competition, is ineligible to participate as an application reader or panel facilitator in that same cycle.

Payment

Payment will be $195 per application with an average of 8-10 applications reviewed per person.

Reviewer Application and Selection Process – Resumes Due by November 1, 2024

  • Register in G6, at G6-Portal (ed.gov) and upload your most up to date resume into G6.
  • Send your most up to date resume to OESEPeerReviewRecruitment@ed.gov . The subject line of the email should refer to HEP and CAMP and the desired position.
  • If a competition is held, application readers and panel facilitators will be selected based on several factors, including each person's program-specific expertise, the number of applications to be reviewed, and the diversity and availability of prospective reviewers.
  • If you are selected, you will be contacted by the OME team and/or OME Contractor and asked for additional contact information, availability, and potential conflicts of interest. Those not selected will remain in the pool for future competitions.
  • The Department of Education (ED) solicits reviewers without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. ED will provide reasonable accommodations for an individual with a disability, so that the individual is able to participate in the review process.

Recruiters focus on key actions to successfully recruit eligible HEP/CAMP students: informing, identifying, screening, and selecting. Creating a Recruitment Plan will provides strategic direction and an agreed upon focus for your program's recruitment activities and goals. Providing good customer service is also critical to your efforts because referrals by former and current HEP/CAMP students serve among your most valuable recruitment tools.

Be strategic and thoughtful about recruiting efforts by establishing a documented recruitment plan. Elements to include in your program's plan include:

  • the recruitment activities identified in your approved application
  • a defined target population
  • strategies to focus on the state's agriculture and farming industries
  • an identified geographic area for your recruitment efforts
  • an established timeline
  • identified networks that are already established to tap into, and ways to utilize technology to expand your outreach efforts

Resources

 

 

2024

GranteeAdministrative LocationArea(s) ServedAbstract
Adams State UniversityAlamosa, ColoradoColoradoPDF
Boise State UniversityBoise, IdahoIdahoPDF
California State University, Fresno FoundationFresno, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
California State University, Long Beach Research FoundationLong Beach, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KansasColorado and KansasPDF
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OregonOregonPDF
Texas A&M International UniversityLaredo, TexasTexasPDF
The Regents of the University of ColoradoBoulder, ColoradoColoradoPDF
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TexasTexasPDF
University Corporation at Monterey BaySeaside, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
University Enterprises Inc. – Sacramento State UniversitySacramento, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, AlaskaAlaskaPDF
University of Alaska Anchorage – Kenai Peninsula CollegeAnchorage, AlaskaAlaskaPDF
University of Alaska Anchorage – Kodiak CollegeAnchorage, AlaskaAlaskaPDF
University of South FloridaTampa, FloridaFloridaPDF
Wenatchee Valley College FoundationWenatchee, WashingtonWashingtonPDF

2023

GranteeAdministrative LocationArea(s) ServedAbstract
Cambridge AcademiesModesto, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, ColoradoColoradoPDF
Oregon State University – Albany, Pendleton, and The DallesCorvallis, OregonOregonPDF
Treasure Valley Community CollegeIdaho and OregonIdaho and OregonPDF

2022

GranteeAdministrative LocationArea(s) ServedAbstract
California State University San Marcos CorporationSan Marcos, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WashingtonWashingtonPDF
Miami Dade CollegeHomestead, FloridaFloridaPDF
New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, New MexicoNew MexicoPDF
Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
State Center Community College DistrictReedley, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TexasTexasPDF
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Inc.San German, Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPDF
University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSBSan Bernardino, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
University of Kansas Center for Research Inc.Lawrence, KansasKansas, Iowa, and NebraskaPDF
Washington State UniversityPullman, WashingtonWashingtonPDF

2021

GranteeAdministrative LocationArea(s) ServedAbstract
Arizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaArizonaPDF
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WashingtonWashingtonPDF
Drury UniversitySpringfield, MissouriArkansas and MissouriPDF
El Paso County Community College DistrictEl Paso, TexasTexasPDF
Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, KansasArkansas, Kansas, and OklahomaPDF
Junior College District of Newton-McDonald CountiesNeosho, MissouriMissouriPDF
Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, IdahoIdahoPDF
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaPDF
Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanola, New MexicoNew MexicoPDF
Portland Community CollegePortland, OregonOregonPDF
State Center Community College DistrictMadera, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkOneonta, New YorkNew YorkPDF
The Skagit Valley College Education AssociationMount Vernon, WashingtonWashingtonPDF
The University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoNew MexicoPDF
Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GeorgiaGeorgiaPDF
West Hills Community College DistrictCoalinga, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
West Texas A&M UniversityCanyon, TexasTexasPDF

2020

GranteeAdministrative LocationArea(s) ServedAbstract
California State University, Bakersfield Auxiliary for Sponsored Programs AdministrationBakersfield, CaliforniaCaliforniaPDF
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, GeorgiaGeorgiaPDF
Chemeketa Community College DistrictSalem, OregonOregonPDF
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WashingtonWashingtonPDF
Heritage UniversityToppenish, WashingtonWashingtonPDF
Idaho State UniversityPocatello, IdahoIdahoPDF
Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, ColoradoColoradoPDF
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganMichiganPDF
Regents of the University of IdahoMoscow, IdahoIdahoPDF
Saint Edward’s University, Inc.Austin, TexasTexasPDF
Texas State Technical CollegeHarlingen, TexasTexasPDF
University of Houston SystemHouston, TexasTexasPDF
University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GeorgiaGeorgiaPDF
University of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonWashingtonPDF
Yakima Valley CollegeYakima WashingtonWashingtonPDF
Yuma/La Paz Counties Community College DistrictYuma, ArizonaArizonaPDF
  • Mentoring Initiative (MI) – The purpose of the MI is to establish mentor-mentee relationships between experienced High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) directors and directors who are new to HEP and CAMP grant management.


    New directors are directors who have been serving in their roles for three or fewer years. Mentors are seasoned directors who provide guidance and support to mentees. Mentors ensure that mentees have a strong understanding of federal program guidelines and performance objectives and coach mentees toward continued success.

    The MI is funded and managed through the OME’s technical assistance (TA) contract. HEP and CAMP Subject Matter Experts coordinate this initiative. Participation is optional and voluntary but strongly recommended for new directors.

    Mentors and mentees may submit requests for travel to each other’s institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations to learn more about each other’s programs. Travel is funded through the TA contract.

  • The National High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Association is dedicated to ensuring that migrant and farmworker youths have access to earning GEDs and postsecondary education opportunities. The National HEP-CAMP Association Web Page provides general information about the HEP and CAMP programs as well as links to individual directors of HEP and CAMP programs across the country.
  • National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) – The U.S. Department of Labor is the only national information source on the demographics and working and living conditions of U.S. farmworkers. Since the NAWS began surveying farmworkers in 1988, it has collected information from over 25,000 workers. The survey samples all crop farmworkers in three cycles each year in order to capture the seasonality of the work. The NAWS locates and samples workers at their work sites, avoiding the well-publicized undercount of this difficult-to-find population. During the initial contact, arrangements are made to interview the respondent at home or at another convenient location.
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey (NASS), Census of Agriculture – The census of agriculture is a complete accounting of United States agricultural production. It is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every county in the Nation. The census includes as a farm every place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold or normally would have been sold during the census year. The census of agriculture is taken every five years covering the years ending in “2”; and “7.”
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