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Federal Award Name New Grant Purpose / People Served    2012  Actual    2013 Budget    2014 Base    2015 Base  Required State Match  Yes / No Required State MOE  Yes /No State-wide Outcome New Grant Yes / No Potential Sequestration Impact Yes / No No Match or MOE Required Subject to 8% Sequestration Reduction
Federal Fund - Agency Total             5,151         5,546         5,546         5,546              
Program Total- Student Financial Aid                150              73              73              73              
Budget Activity Total- Student Financial Aid                    9              10              10              10              
Budget Activity Total- State  Grants                141              63              63              63              
Program Total- Postsecondary Access and Outreach             5,001         5,473         5,473         5,473              
GEAR UP             3,210         3,100         3,100         3,100              
College Access Challeng Grant                937         1,506         1,506         1,506              
Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program                854            867            867            867              
GEAR UP Ongoing GEAR UP is an intervention program that works with low income students and those under-represented in postsecondary education to prepare them for education after high school. The program serves about 4,700 students (5th through 12th grade) annually. The program has a dollar for dollar matching requirement, in cash or in-kind.         3,210         3,100         3,100         3,100 YES NO Education       Yes
College Access Challenge Grant Ongoing College Access Challenge Grant Program:  An annual award of $1.5M fosters activities to increase the number of low-income students prepared for postsecondary success.  The program has a maintenance of effort requirement allowing states to show their commitment to providing an affordable college education.  In addition, the program requires that 1/3 of the federal award amount be matched            937         1,506         1,506         1,506 YES YES Education       Yes
Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program Ongoing Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program:  An annual award for state administered grants allowing institutions of higher education to conduct K-12 teacher professional development in core academic areas.  In FY2012 the award amount was reduced from $1M to $867,000 due to federal budget cuts.  Continued funding is uncertain because this state level grant program is not included in drafts for reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act.            854            867            867            867 NO NO Education       Yes
John R Justice  Ongoing John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Grant Program provides awards to 32 public prosecutors and defenders each year. In FY2012, Minnesota received approximately $140,000. The grant award was reduced to $63,000 for FY2013 due to federal budget cuts.            141              63              63              63     Education       No
Paul Douglas Repayment Ongoing Paul Douglas Teacher Collection of Loan Repayment funds from 4 students each year that did not complete the teaching obligation under this program (which stopped taking new participants in FY 1996). 9 10 10 10 NO NO Education       No
             5,151              5,546              5,546              5,546
The federal maintenance of effort language for the College Access Challenge Grants, requires states to maintain spending for higher education at least at the average amount spent over the past five years. A waiver may be sought as long as states have not reduced appropriations for higher education more than other areas of the budget. Minnesota had to seek the waiver from the maintenance of effort requirement in 2012 and a waiver is likely to be necessary again in 2013