Program Descriptions
Program Number
84.044
Title
Trio-Talent Search
Federal Agency
OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Authorization
Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Sections 402B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-12.
Status
Active
Objectives
To identify disadvantaged youths with potential for postsecondary education; to encourage them in continuing in and graduating from secondary school and in enrolling in programs of postsecondary education; to publicize the availability of student financial aid; and to increase the number of secondary and postsecondary school dropouts who reenter an educational program.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Funds are awarded to institutions and agencies to identify disadvantaged youths with potential for postsecondary education, encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake postsecondary educational training, and publicize existing forms of student aid. Projects may also provide tutorial services for youths being encouraged to undertake or reenter programs of postsecondary education. A grantee may not use the project as a part of its recruitment program.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Institutions of higher education, public and private agencies and organizations, a combination of the above and, in exceptional cases, secondary schools may apply.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Individuals residing in the target area or attending a target school who have potential for education at the postsecondary level and who can benefit from one or more of the services provided by the project. Two-thirds must be low-income individuals who are also potential first generation college students. Project participants must be between 11 and 27 years old (exceptions allowed). Required low-income criteria for participants are stated in application materials.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined in accordance with the Education Department General Administrative Regulations EDGAR). This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102.
Application Procedure
Develop a proposal in accordance with regulations, applications, and timetables issued by the Secretary of Education; no State plan is required. Requests for program applications should be made to the Federal TRIO Programs. This program is subject to the provisions of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).
Award Procedure
Selected nonfederal field readers evaluate new proposals on the basis of the selection criteria specified in 34 CFR 643.21 and 34 CFR 643.22. Grantees will be selected on the basis of satisfactory proposals and availability of funds.
Deadlines
Deadlines are published in the Federal Register.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
About 90 to 180 days.
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Four or 5-year projects, annual awards. Continuations are subject to the availability of funds.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Performance reports are required on an annual basis.
Audits
In accordance with the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR (75.702, 74.61.)
Records
In accordance with 34 CFR 75.730, 75.731, and 75.732.
Financial Information
Account Identification
91-0201-0-1-502.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 07 $142,884,182; FY 08 est $142,900,000; and FY 09 est $142,884,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
The average 2008 award is expected to be approximately $303,000. The minimum grant award is $220,000.
Program Accomplishments
The program supported 471 projects serving approximately 364,000 students in 2008.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
EDGAR and 34 CFR 643.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Federal TRIO Programs, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202- 5249. Contact: Loretta Brown, E-mail: trio@ed.gov; Telephone: (202) 502-7539.
Web Site Address
http://www.ed.gov/programs/triotalent/
Related Programs
84.007, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
84.032, Federal Family Education Loans
84.033, Federal Work-Study Program
84.038, Federal Perkins Loan Program-Federal Capital Contributions
84.042, Trio-Student Support Services
84.047, Trio-Upward Bound
84.063, Federal Pell Grant Program
84.066, Trio-Educational Opportunity Centers
84.103, Trio Staff Training Program
84.217, Trio-Mcnair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement
Examples of Funded Projects
Projects operated by institutions of higher education and public and private agencies and organizations to provide low-income, potential first generation college students with information on existing forms of financial aid. Encourage qualified students to return to or continue in and graduate from secondary school and enroll in programs of postsecondary education.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
For new awards, applicants will be selected on the basis of the criteria set forth in 34 CFR 643.21.
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