The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 authorized a lump sum of $412,500,000 for three youth programs including Work-Study (78 Stat. 516). The Higher Education Act of 1965 authorized the funds for fiscal year 1966 (79 Stat.1251). 2/ Represents an allocation from the Office of Economic Opportunity under its Public Law 88-635 appropriation for three youth programs (78 Stat. 1030). 3/ Represents $40,000,000 appropriated to the Office of Education by Public Law 89-309 (79 Stat. 1141) plus $59,123,000 from funds appropriated to the Office of Economic Opportunity and apportioned to the Office of Education by the Bureau of the Budget as a result of transfer of basic authority for administering the program to the U.S. Commissioner of Education by the Higher Education Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1249). 4/Estimate includes an unobligated balance from fiscal year 1965. Method of Distribution Not to exceed two percent of the appropriated funds is allotted among Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The rest is divided into thirds and then allotted among the 50 States of the Union and the District of Columbia on the basis of the number in each compared with the total in all 51 of (a) full-time students in higher education, (b) high school graduates, and (c) related children under 18 years of age living in families with annual incomes of less than $3,000. Funds are granted for operation of work-study programs on the basis of proposals submitted by institutions of higher education under an agreement with the U.S. Commissioner of Education. Reallotment Unused funds may be reallotted during the fiscal year subsequent to the year for which appropriated. Matching Requirements The Federal share of the compensation of students employed under the program may not exceed 90 percent. The rest must be contributed by the participating institution or by a public or nonprofit private organization through an arrangement between the institution and the organization. Each institution entering into an agreement to operate a program must expend on student employment each year an amount that is not less than its average annual expenditure for such employment during the three fiscal years preceding the one in which the agreement is made. No restriction is placed on the source from which the institution may pay its share provided such source is other than payments of Federal grants under the Act. Who Mav Receive Federal Aid Institutions of higher education as defined in section 123 (b)(1) of the amended Act, provided student work is for the institution itself or, by institutional arrangement, for a public or private nonprofit organization, and provided the work does not (1) result in displacement of employed workers or impair existing contracts for services; (2) involve the construction, operation, or maintenance of so much of any facility as is used or is to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship; or (3) involve political activity or work for a political party. Application Procedure Institutions submit applications to the appropriate Office of Education Regional Representative for Higher Education. These Representatives are located in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Regional Offices in Boston, New York, Charlottesville (Va.), Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City (Mo.), Dallas, Denver, and San Francisco. 1 Applications are acted upon by panels of financial aid administrators from the institutions of higher education located in the particular region. Developments During the Past Year Initial grants under the program were made in January 1965. Approximately 37,000 students were assisted in 674 colleges and universities in the 50 States of the Union, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands. By the end of fiscal year 1965, Federal funds also had been obligated for use in the summer and fall programs in fiscal year 1966. Legal Basis Public Law 88-452 (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964), August 20, 1964, title I, parts C and D (78 Stat. 513) as amended by Public Law 69-253 (Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1965), October 9, 1965, section 10 (79 Stat. 974) and Public Law 89-329 (Higher Education Act of 1965), November 8, 1965, title IV, part C (79 Stat. 1249)--42 U.S.C. 2751. Additional information may be obtained from the College Work-Study Program Branch, Division of Student Financial Aid, Bureau of Higher Education, Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. 20202. CUBAN REFUGEE ASSISTANCE Purpose To help meet needs of those Cuban nationals who received political asylum within the Nation since January 1, 1959, by providing support for: a. Dade County, Florida public school programs for Cuban refugees. b. The United States Loan Program for Cuban Refugee Students. c. Training for Cuban refugee professional personnel to help them meet certification or licensure standards within the country and otherwise improve their qualifications. New needs in the field of education began to develop soon after revolution culminated in change in the Cuban Government on January 1, 1959. Cuban nationals receiving political asylum on United States soil reached such proportions by the end of calendar year 1960 that the President made a January 27, 1961 request to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop a plan for coordinating, intensifying, and expediting governmental as well as private aid to these refugees. By February 3, 1961, the President had approved the plan for the Cuban Refugee Assistance Program, which includes programs in various fields including education. The education programs were initiated under emergency powers of the President with funding first under the Mutual Security Act of 1954 as amended and next under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Then the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 established regular procedures for emergency actions such as those affecting Cuban refugees. By Executive Order 11077 of Jamary 22, 1963, the President assigned certain functions under this 1962 legislation to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with power to redelegate authority. Through this means, the Office of Education continues to administer the education component of the Cuban Refugee Assistance Program with funds now appropriated under the 1962 Act as amended, and allotted to the Office through the Welfare Administration of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. A. DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CUBAN REFUGEES To provide support to the Dade County, Florida public schools for the provision to Cuban refugees of: a. Elementary and secondary education. b. Summer recreational and conversational English programs. Various training programs (including instruction in C. OOE-11 Federal funds are obligated and paid on the basis of agreements negoti— ated between the Office of Education and the Board of Public Instruction of the Dade County, Florida school system. For the adult training program, preference is given in negotiations to those courses giving promise of helping resettled Cuban refugees in obtaining employment. Matching Requirements In fiscal year 1965, part of the Federal share was the equivalent of 60 percent of the annual current expense per child in the elementary and secondary grades in the county, plus $95,550 per semester for half the salary payments for 150 Cuban aides, and $30,000 toward the cost of textbooks and instructional materials (particularly those needed only for Cuban children). The rest of the Federal share was toward the training of adults at the rate of 48¢ an hour for class-type instruction and 60¢ an hour for shop-type instruction. Who May Receive Federal Aid Board of Public Instruction of Dade County, Florida. Application Procedure The Board of Public Instruction of Dade County, Florida negotiates with the Office of Education according to its needs on behalf of Cuban refugees. Developments During the Past Year Federal support in fiscal year 1965 assisted in meeting the cost of schooling for some 15, 560 children. In addition, some two million hours of instruction in English and vocational subjects helped to prepare Cuban refugee adults for employment. Legal Basis Public Law 87-510 (Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962), June 28, 1962 (76 Stat. 121) as amended by Public Law 88-634, October 7, 1964, title II, section 201 (78 Stat. 1021)--22 U.S.C. 2601. Division of School Additional information may be obtained from: Assistance in Federally Affected Areas, Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. 20202. B. UNITED STATES LOAN PROGRAM FOR CUBAN REFUGEE STUDENTS Purpose To provide for the establishment of loan funds at colleges and universities within the Nation to help Cuban refugees who need financial assistance for their higher education studies in the United States. Eligible students may borrow up to $1,000 an academic year for tuition, books, and living expenses. They negotiate their loans with the institutions in which they study. Loans are repayable directly to the Office of Education in equal annual installments over a 10-year period beginning a year after the borrower terminates full-time study. Interest at the rate of 3 percent accrues from the beginning of the repayment period. A total of 19,416 loans had been made to 5,420 borrowers by 436 institutions of higher education as of October 30, 1965. These loans amounted to $7,637,499. By the same October 30, 1965, a total of 594 borrowers had repaid a total of $193,881. After entering into an agreement with the U.S. Commissioner of Education to establish a Loan Fund for Cuban Refugee Students, an institution of higher education requests funds for a specific number of borrowers. On the basis of such institutional requests, allotments are made for each enrollment period-quarter, trimester, semester, or summer. Matching Requirements None. Who May Receive Federal Aid Institutions of higher education which have established a fund to provide loans to Cuban refugee students under an agreement with the Commissioner of Education. |