*Important UPDATE from COE. This is a MUST READ.*

*ED Proposes to Cut TRIO $20 Million; COE Proposes $80 Million Increase*

Today, President Obama released his final budget request to Congress. In
the proposal, the Administration not only requests overall level funding
for TRIO, but also reduces the funding allocation for virtually all of the
individual TRIO programs in order to reserve $20 million to fund a “TRIO
Demonstration Initiative.” In contrast, the Council will seek an $80
million funding increase for FY 2017 (Program Year 2017-2018) to restore
student losses as well as the purchasing power of current grant dollars.
Teri

Teri Morse, Advisor  (2015-16 President, MEEOA)
Maine Educational Opportunity Center
Mid Coast Territory
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*ED Proposes to Cut TRIO $20 Million; COE Proposes $80 Million Increase*

Today, President Obama released his final budget request to Congress. In
the proposal, the Administration not only requests overall level funding
for TRIO, but also reduces the funding allocation for virtually all of the
individual TRIO programs in order to reserve $20 million to fund a “TRIO
Demonstration Initiative.” In contrast, the Council will seek an $80
million funding increase for FY 2017 (Program Year 2017-2018) to restore
student losses as well as the purchasing power of current grant dollars.
Specifically, these funds would support:


   - *Restoration of students lost in Upward Bound and Veterans Upward
   Bound.* Currently, Upward Bound serves 3,205 fewer students than it did
   at its high watermark of 64,566 students in FY 2010. Meanwhile, Veterans
   Upward Bound serves 265 fewer students than during its high watermark of
   6,831 students in FY 2012.



   - *Restore the loss of 50 McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement projects.*
   During the FY 2012 grant competition, the Department of Education cut $10
   million from the McNair program, thus resulting in the loss of 50 projects
   and services to 1,300 college students who aspired to pursue postgraduate
   education.



   - *Restore current Student Support Services grants to their pre-2011
   funding levels.* During the FY 2015 grant competition, existing grantees
   were limited to their FY 2012 funding level. As such, grantees must subsist
   on the same funding level as they did five years ago.



   - *Support Talent Search grantees in providing tutoring and mentoring
   services.* As a result of the competitive preference priorities included
   in the most recent grant competition, Talent Search projects must provide
   tutoring and mentoring services (as opposed to previous grant cycles during
   which grantees only had to provide students with *connections to*
   tutoring and mentoring services).



   - *Restoration of overall losses in students served and program
   purchasing power for* *Educational Opportunity Centers, Upward Bound
   Math-Science and all other TRIO programs.* Today, TRIO serves 90,000
   fewer students than it did in FY 2005 (877,777 students vs. 787,449
   students). During this time, the cost-of-living has increased more than 16%.


COE encourages all TRIO supporters—and particularly those who plan to apply
for Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science, Veterans Upward Bound, and
McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement grants—to join this fight by
registering for the 2016 Policy Seminar
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?KCDPRPXENQPTAFX>. This event, which kicks-off
our yearlong appropriations fight, will take place at the Hyatt Regency on
Capitol Hill on March 6-8, 2016. Click here to register online
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?KCDPRPXENQDSHKM>.

Sincerely,

Maureen Hoyler, President
Council for Opportunity in Education

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