Thank you for your commitment Mary! Congratulations to those programs that have received finding notifications! On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 5:55 PM Mary Sinclair <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello all, > > First, I want to congratulate the UMaine and UMPI Talent Search programs > as they found out their grants were funded! Congrats to Karen Keim, Carol > McGlinn, and their colleagues on writing successful and impressive grant > proposals! Your work has brought about such good things for Maine students > and families. These grants will provide services to 1,111 students and > $616K/year for UMaine and 500 students with $277K/year for UMPI. > > Next, we are waiting on the announcement of UMaine's EOC grant. Some EOC > programs received notification yesterday, but the UMaine program is funded > through 2022 and COE estimates it could be a week or two before they hear. > Keep your fingers crossed and your UMaine EOC colleagues in your positive > thoughts. > > As a UB professional, I cannot help but also give a huge shout-out to my > UB colleagues around the state. Each program offered a summer program, with > a mix of both virtual and in-person offerings for students. All of the > COVID planning, as well as holding the academic, emotional, mental, and > physical well-being of the students (and staff) was no small feat. Congrats > to all. > > A few updates from COE: > > - The Biden/Harris budget proposes a $200M funding increase each of > the next 5 years. So far, the House has approved an $200.8M increase to > TRIO for FY22, so the bill will go to the Senate in September. > - The increase in FY22 would potentially go toward McNair, UB, UBMS, > and VUB programs. > - There are no TRIO programs requesting funding for FY23 and FY24. COE > hopes that funding could go toward funding lost Talent Search, EOC, and > even SSS programs. > - With a doubling of TRIO programs, COE is interested in hearing how > you would like to see the increase designated. Would you like to serve more > students? Or would you like to see programs expanded to more high schools? > Or would you like the restrictions on funding changed? You can reply to me > or email Angelica <[log in to unmask]> with your thoughts. > - If you are attending the COE Annual Conference, please consider > volunteering > <https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/857008913291126064/false#/invitation> > ! > > The Department of Ed has reached out to COE, aware that many people > working in TRIO or other grant-funded programs are unable to access the > Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Please fill out this form > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPaIYMSKxn5-BhN8AnneaSBN4MO7K1r-8fz6De_84m6xnAew/viewform> > for data on how professionals (you) are able to pay their student loans. > > Finally, my year of serving as MEEOA President finishes this month. It has > been a great experience and I am thankful to have been a part of a > supportive group of colleagues and partners all around the state. I have > learned and grown in ways I could have never expected, so thank you all for > your encouragement and help, especially the MEEOA board and my UMF > colleagues. I am excited to work with Samantha Prosser as she takes on the > challenges and joys of 2021-22. > > Be well, > Mary > > *Mary Sinclair* > Student Services Coordinator, Upward Bound > <http://www2.umf.maine.edu/upwardbound/> > University of Maine at Farmington > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Farmington+252+Main+Street,%C2%A0+Farmington,+ME+04938?entry=gmail&source=g> > 252 Main Street, > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Farmington+252+Main+Street,%C2%A0+Farmington,+ME+04938?entry=gmail&source=g>Farmington, > ME 04938 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Farmington+252+Main+Street,%C2%A0+Farmington,+ME+04938?entry=gmail&source=g> > 207.778.7429 (w) 207.712.2930 (c) > Toll Free: 1.888.237.1667 > pronouns: she/her > > *President, Maine Educational Opportunity Association > <https://www.meeoa.org/index.php?id=1>* > > -- Mary Freeman | GEAR UP Scholar Coach Manager 11 South Road Readfield, ME 04355 p: 207.446.2340 <207.685.3171> www.syntiro.org www.gearupme.org *www.gearupmeportal.org <http://www.gearupmeportal.org/>* @gumainescholars [log in to unmask]