Faith Based Funding Opportunities

High School Equivalency Program



The High School Equivalency Program <http://www.ed.gov/programs/hep/index.html> (HEP) helps migratory and seasonal farmworkers (or children of such workers), who are 16 years of age or older and not currently enrolled in school, to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma and, subsequently, to gain employment or begin postsecondary education or training. The program serves more than 7,000 students annually.

Services to HEP participants include outreach to eligible individuals; educational and counseling services designed to help students obtain a general education development (GED) certificate; placement services in a university, college, junior college, military service, or career position; weekly stipends; residential housing; and exposure to educational and cultural activities usually not available to migrant or seasonal farmworkers.

Faith-based and community organizations in cooperation with an institution of higher education are eligible to apply.

Estimated Available Funds: $1,693,807.

Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$475,000

Estimated Average Size of Awards: $423,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 4.


Application deadline: May 17, 2007


HEP Competitive Preference Priority: An additional five points will be awarded to an application meeting the ``novice applicant'' competitive preference priority. In order to be considered a novice applicant, the applicant can never have been awarded or participated as a partner in the program for which they are applying and have not been a federal grantee or a partner of a federal grantee in any grant program in the past five years.


The College Assistance Migrant Program



The College Assistance Migrant Program <http://www.ed.gov/programs/camp/index.html> (CAMP) assists students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or children of such workers) enrolled in their first year of undergraduate studies at an institution of higher education (IHE). The funding supports completion of the first year of studies. Competitive five-year grants for CAMP projects are made to IHEs or to nonprofit private agencies that cooperate with such institutions. The program serves approximately 2,400 CAMP participants annually.

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.

Faith-based and community organizations in cooperation with an institution of higher education are eligible to apply.

Estimated Available Funds: $3,807,461

Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$425,000

Estimated Average Size of Awards: $423,000

Estimated Number of Awards:


Application Deadline: May 17, 2007


The CAMP grant has two important priorities:

Competitive Preference Priority: An additional five points will be awarded to an application meeting the ``novice applicant'' competitive preference priority. In order to be considered a novice applicant, the applicant can never have been awarded or participated as a partner in the program for which they are applying and have not been a federal grantee or a partner of a federal grantee in any grant program in the past five years.

Invitational Priority: Applications that propose to engage faith-based and community organizations in the delivery of services under this program. The invitational priority only applies to the CAMP grant.

For more information about HEP and CAMP, please contact:

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Migrant Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Rm. 3E344, FOB-6
Washington, D.C. 20202-6135

Toll-Free Telephone: (800) 872-5327 or (800) USA-LEARN

Fax: (202) 205-0089