Februrary 7, 2005
Dear Colleague:
This is to confirm that the information previously communicated to you by the Council is correct. President Bush's FY 06 budget proposes the elimination of TALENT SEARCH, UPWARD BOUND and GEAR UP. The total budget proposed by the President for TRIO for FY 06 is $369.4 million, a 56% cut. EOC's, McNair, and Student Support Services are level funded.
It is now appropriate to unleash your communication to Congress from students, clergy, businessmen, parents and other community leaders opposing this Administration's recommendation. It is also critical that you keep senior administrators at your college or agency informed of this information.
Finally, please make plans to attend the Council's Policy Seminar, March 13-15 so that you have the opportunity to convey these views to your Members of Congress in person. (For more information go to http://www.coenet.us/leadershippolicyEDseminars.html.) Teams of Veterans Upward Bound and GEAR UP staff will be organized. It is very appropriate to bring alumni, parents and other supporters of TRIO and GEAR UP to the Policy Seminar so that your impact throughout the community can be demonstrated.
We will continue to provide you information and additional resources in the coming days and weeks.
Sincerely,
Arnold L. Mitchem
President
Federal TRIO Programs
(B.A. in millions)
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 Request |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Support Services | $263.0 | $274.9 | $274.9 |
| Upward Bound | 279.7 | 279.7 | -1 |
| Upward Bound Math/Science | 32.8 | 32.8 | -1 |
| Talent Search | 144.2 | 144.9 | -1 |
| Educational Opportunity Centers | 49.0 | 49.0 | 49.0 |
| McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement | 42.1 | 41.9 | 41.9 |
| Staff Training | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| Dissemination Partnership Projects | 4.4 | 4.4 | - |
| Other Grant Adjustments | 8.72 | - | - |
| Evaluation | 0.7 | 0.5 | - |
| Administration/Peer Review | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | |
| Total | 832.6 | 836.5 | 369.4 |
1Funds for continuing projects are available under the request for the High School Intervention initiative in the Education for the Disadvantaged account.
2Includes funds to reinstate suspended grants and to align project start dates in Upward Bound.
The reduced request for 2006 reflects the decision to shift high-school-related TRIO resources to the proposed High School Intervention initiative, which would provide a more flexible, comprehensive, and accountable approach to addressing the college preparation needs of high school students. The new initiative would help ensure that the types of services currently provided under programs like Upward Bound, Talent Search, and GEAR UP are part of a broader effort to provide students, especially those most at-risk, with the full range of services they need in order to succeed. The remaining Federal TRIO Programs would receive $369.4 million to maintain services for more than 420,000 low-income, first-generation (or disabled) individuals. Student Support Services received a Results Not Demonstrated PART rating due to a lack of annual data to measure progress toward performance goals. However, the assessment did note the national evaluation's generally positive findings, and the Department recently collected annual data that shows short-term targets are being met.
Source: http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget06/summary/edlite-section2e.html#trio