Government invests $5.9 million in education of migrant students, workers
Five-year grants amounting to $5.9 million have been awarded to programs in nine states that cater to migrant workers and their children. The awards will be directed toward high school and college students through the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP).
“The students helped by HEP and CAMP are some of the most motivated learners in America,” the nation’s schools chief Arne Duncan said in a press release. “These grants will help hardworking farmworkers and their families obtain the quality education that they need to compete in the 21st century global economy.”
CAMP, which serves about 2,000 students each year, helps to fund the first year of undergraduate studies of migrant and seasonal workers as well as their children. The program is aimed at increasing postsecondary education among migrant and seasonal farm workers.
HEP grants help migrant and seasonal workers, as well as their immediate family members, earn high school diplomas as well as help guide them toward secondary education.
The grant recipients are as follows, courtesy of the Department of Education:
New 2012 High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Projects
| Grantee | City | State | First-Year Award |
| Michigan State University | Lansing | MI | $474,000 |
| Crowder College | Neosho | MO | $412,855 |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque | NM | $444,591 |
| Community Council of Idaho | Caldwell | ID | $462,800 |
| Sonoma County Jr College [2] | Santa Rosa | CA | $329,712 |
New 2012 College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Projects
| Grantee | City | State | First-Year Award |
| Columbia Basin College | Pasco | WA | $420,960 |
| University Aux. & Research Services: California State University | San Marcos | CA | $425,000 |
| Regents of New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | NM | $424,924 |
| (Rancho) Santiago Community College | Orange | CA | $425,000 |
| Regents University of New Mexico | Taos | NM | $421,315 |
| University of Texas | Brownsville | TX | $424,956 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | MI | $407,706 |
| Regents of University of Colorado | Boulder | CO | $424,899 |
| Washington State University | Pullma | WA | $424,709 |
