Federal Funding Cuts Impacting Â鶹ֱ²¥ Students and Staff
Federal Funding Cuts Impacting Â鶹ֱ²¥ Students and Staff
Â鶹ֱ²¥ has received notification that federal funding for several of its longstanding student support programs will be discontinued.
The U.S. Department of Education offers a number of . More than $120 billion is awarded each year in grants, work-study funds and loans to more than 13 million students. This helps college students across the country pay for tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies, transportation and dependent care.
For these programs to be available to Â鶹ֱ²¥ students, staff submit grant applications according to regularly scheduled review cycles. When awarded, these grants are available for Â鶹ֱ²¥'s students to apply for eligibility.
Following many years of Â鶹ֱ²¥ providing its students with support through TRIO Education Talent Search (ETS), Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) and Child Care Access Means Parents In School (CCAMPIS) programs, Â鶹ֱ²¥'s federal funding is being discontinued.
Aside from the students being impacted by the cuts, these funding decisions are also leading to several staff positions at Â鶹ֱ²¥ being eliminated.
"We regret losing these valuable employees who have worked so hard on behalf of students," Â鶹ֱ²¥'s president Dr. Sharon Pierce said. "We remain committed to finding alternative funding sources to decrease our reliance on federal funds. It is critical that we continue to be able to sustain such valuable student support programs regardless of the political climate."
A celebration honoring the work of Â鶹ֱ²¥'s TRIO Talent Search and TRIO Veterans Upward Bound will be December 11. For details, please contact Becky Nordin, Dean of Students, at (612) 659-6712.
For additional information about these programs or the cuts being made, please visit the following pages: