HEP
Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program
Program Objectives
To assist students who are engaged, or whose immediate family is engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farm-work to obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and subsequently to gain employment or be placed in an institution of higher education or other postsecondary education or training.
Who Can Benefit
Persons who are engaged or whose immediate family is engaged in migrant and other seasonal farmwork or who have participated or have been eligible to participate in the Title I, Migrant Education Program or the Department of Labor's National Farmworker Jobs Program. Eligible beneficiaries also must be age 16 and older or beyond the age of compulsory school attendance, and lacking a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Financial Information
Award Amounts
Range: $180,000-$475,000 Average: $446,438.
Program Funding
(Project Grants) FY 23$24,783,686.00; FY 24 est $23,510,875.00; FY 25 est $32,896,193.00; FY 22$23,714,278.00; FY 21$21,887,219.00; FY 20$22,392,708.00; FY 19$22,332,475.00; FY 18$22,167,471.00; FY 17$22,212,961.00; FY 16$22,199,943.00; -
Program Recipients (FY2024)
Made 14 new awards and 38 continuation awards.
How to Apply
This program is typically administered through institutions or organizations. Contact your school's financial aid office or visit the official program website for application information.
Visit Program WebsiteAdministering Agency
OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Data Source
Information from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Last updated: December 2024.
Program Details
- CFDA Number
- 84.141
- Assistance Type
- PROJECT GRANTS
- Official Website
- www.ed.gov/program/hep/index.html...
Related Programs
- Adult Education - Basic Grants to States (CFDA 84.002)
- FSEOG (CFDA 84.007)
- Title I Basic, Concentration, Targeted and Education Finance Incentive Grants (CFDA 84.010)
- Title I State Agency Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth (CFDA 84.013)
- National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program (CFDA 84.015)