Summary of Data on Financial Assistance Programs of the office of Education, Fiscal Year 1966

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Distribution Formula

Not to exceed five percent of funds may be reserved for teacher training by the office of Education or by contract or grant.

Not to exceed two percent of funds for the States is re-
served for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the
Virgin Islands.

The rest is allotted to the 50 States of the Union and the
District of Columbia according to relative number in
each who have attained age 18 and have completed not
more than five school grades or have not achieved an
equivalent level of education, except that no allot-
ment is less than $50,000.

Funds not needed in a State of the Union or the District
of Columbia may be reallotted from time to time. Non-
reallotted funds from fiscal year 1965 may be obligated
in fiscal year 1966.

Under a work order agreement and in close liaison with the Office of Civil Defnese in the office of the Secretary of the Army, the office of Education and chief State school officers or appropriate education agencies agree on annual estimates for financing the program.

Annual estimates are the basis for Office of Education
negotiation of contracts and reimbursement for costs
of the program.

Not to exceed two percent of appropriation is reserved
for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin
Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
The rest is divided into thirds and 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 higher education
students, (b) high school graduates, and (c) related
children under 18 living in families with incomes of
less than $3,000.

Unused funds may be reallotted in the fiscal year after
that for which appropriated.

Federal funds are obligated and paid on the basis of agreements negotiated between the Office of Education and the Board of Public Instruction of Dade County. Preference is given in the adult training program to funding of courses to help improve employment opportunity for refugees.

Direct grants to institutions of higher education on the basis of approved proposals.

On the basis of requests from institutions of higher education which have an agreement with the U.S. Commissioner of Education to establish a Loan Fund for Cuban Refugee Students, allotments are made for each allotment period --quarter, trimester, semester, or summer.

Up to two percent of appropriation is reserved for Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Virgin Islands, and Trust
Territory of Pacific Islands.

Maximum allocations for grants to local education agencies
are based on number of school-age children from low-
income families and from families receiving more than
$2,000 in aid to dependent children in the school
district times half the average per pupil expenditure
in the State. School districts within States are
eligible for suballocations if there are at least 100
eligible children or the number is at least three per-
cent of the total number of school-age children in the
district, whichever is less, provided the number is not
less than 10. Where data on a school district basis
are not available, all districts in any county with at
least 100 eligible children are eligible.
Special allocations for State-operated or supported
schools for handicapped children are based on average
daily attendance in such schools times half the average
per pupil expenditure in regular schools in the State.
Initial allotment to each State (defined to include the
fifty States of the Union and the other five jurisdic-
tions) is based on number of full-time higher education
students in the State compared with total full-time
enrollment in the Nation. Unused protions are real-
lotted according to criteria the U.S. Commissioner of
Education determines will best assist in achieving
purposes of the program.

Institutions of higher education entering into agreements
with the Commissioner receive allocations for payment
of grants on the basis of applications filed with and
approved by him. Allocations are made to enable
students receiving payment for the initial academic
year to pursue their studies.

Amount in each entry represents either the specific appropriation for the program, the allotment from a lump sum appropriation for more than one program, two or more appropriations or allotments, or a combination such as an allotment plus a supplemental appropriation specifically for the program.

2/ Including $40,000,000 appropriated to the office of Education by Public Law 89-309, October 31, 1965 (79 Stat. 1141) and $59,123,000 from funds appropriated to the Office of Economic Opportunity and then approtioned by the Bureau of the Budget to the office of Education when an amendment by Public Law A-329 (Higher Education Act of 1965), November 8, 1965, section 441 (79 Stat. 1249) provided for transfer of authority for administration of the program to the U.S. Commissioner of Education.

3 Represents estimated amount of Federal obligations.

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Part of an interrelated program on Teacher Training encompassing (a) Experienced Teacher Fellowships, (b) Prospective Teacher Fellowships, and (c) Graduate Programs for Teacher Training.

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Statutory Authorization P.L. 85-864 as amended by P.L.'s 87-344; 87-835; 88-210, part B, and 88665 (20 U.S.c. 511)

Matching Requirements

None.

None.

7,500,000

P.L. 89-329 ( 20 U.S.C.
1111)

None.

500,000

Amended P.L. 83-480 as

None.

further amended by

P.L.'s 85-477, 86

108, and 86-341 which added and changed section 104(k) (7 U.S.C. 1704)

F.L. 85-864 as amended

by P.L.'s 87-344; 88-
210, part B; and 88-
665 (20 U.S.c. 481
and 588)

100 percent.

Distribution Formula

U.S. Commissioner of Education, with advice of a panel of
outside consultants, approves programs on the basis of
proposals submitted by colleges and universities.
allots a quota of undergraduate and graduate awards
He
for each approved program.

Institutions receiving quotas select candidates and
recommend recipients to the Office of Education.
Recommendations for postdoctoral awards require agree-
ment from institution and candidate that recipient will
return to his institution to teach.

Payments are made to institutions of higher education on the basis of technical review and compliance of applications and within institutional quotas.

Fellowships are allotted to graduate level programs approved by the U.S. Commissioner of Education for support on the basis of (a) proposals submitted by institutions of higher education, and (b) national need for qualified college and university teachers.

Funds are paid to the institutions at the rate of

(a) $2,000 the first, $2,200 the second, and $2,400
the third year for fellowship stipends, plus $400 per
year for each dependent, and (b) $2,500 per fellow each
academic year toward institutional cost of the education
with any amount charged the fellow for tuition being
deducted from the $2,500.

On notification by the U.S. Commissioner of Education that
a fellowship is approved for a developing institution,
the disbursing officer of the U.S. Department of the
Treasury forwards funds directly to the institution
(or the designated fiscal agent under a cooperative
arrangement). Payments are at the rate of not more
than $6,500 each academic year for each stipend as
determined by the Commissioner with advice of the
Advisory Council on Developing Institutions, and $400
each year for each of the fellow's dependents.

Fellowships are alloted to institutions of higher education
on the basis of program proposals submitted to and then
approved by the U.S. Commissioner of Education when in
compliance with the enabling legislation.

Annual payments to institutions are at the rate of
(a) $2,000 the first, $2,200 the second, and $2,400
the third year for fellowship stipends, plus $400 per
year for each dependent, and (b) $2,500 per fellow for
each academic year toward institutional cost of the
education with any amount charged the fellow for tui-
tion and nonrefundable fees and deposits being deducted
from the $2,500.

Proposals from education institutions are screened by Office of Education staff and recommendations are made to the U.S. Commissioner of Education.

Grant agreements are negotiated on the basis of his deci-
sions.

Institutions, in turn, use the funds for education person-
nel and advanced students to attend seminars abroad
and travel and study in foreign countries to improve
language skills and expand knowledge of foreign
cultures.

Up to two percent of appropriation is reserved for allotments for American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Canal Zone.

Unreserved funds are allotted to the 50 States of the
Union and the District of Columbia by dividing the
amount by the number in the total school-age population
and multiplying the result by the number in the school-
age population in the particular one and adjusting the
result, where necessary, to bring it up to the minimum
allotment of $50,000.

Where the State education agency is prohibited from
paying toward a testing program for nonpublic school
students, the Office of Education contracts for the
testing and reduces the appropriate allotment to pay
the Federal share for that part of the program.
An amount not needed by a State of the Union or the
District of Columbia is available for reallotment to the
others.

$100,000 is allotted to each State of the Union and the
District of Columbia; $25,000 each to Puerto Rico,
American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Any remaining funds are allotted on a population basis.
Any of the jurisdictions may request that a portion of
its allotment be added to that of another.

Any unused allotment may be reallotted.

No one jurisdiction may receive funds in any fiscal year
in excess of $25,000 or five percent of allowable
expenditures--whichever is greater.

Of the annual appropriation, 78 percent is for 4-year
colleges granting bachelor's degrees and 22 percent
is for institutions having not less than a 2-year
program.

Based on notifications by the U.S. Commissioner of
Education, the U.S. Department of the Treasury forwards
funds to the appropriate institutions for their coopera-
tive programs or teaching fellowships funds.

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pher Education.

See number 28.

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Matching Requirements Part of the cost according to circumstances of program development.

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Summary of Data on Financial Assistance Programs of the Office of Education, Fiscal Year 1966 (Cont'd)

Appropriation

$88,200,000

(including
$7,500,000
for Super-
visory or
Related Serv-
ices and Ad-
ministration)

Statutory Authorization P.L. 85-864 as amended by P.L.'s 87-344; 88-210, part B; 88-665; and 89329 (20 U.S.C. 441)

40

500,000

in the Humanities and the Arts

P.L. 89-209 (20 U.S.c.
961)

Acquisition grants: 100
percent
Acquisition loans: None
At least 50 percent.

Distribution Formula

Acquisitions: 12 percent of the overall allotment for these
purposes is reserved for loans to private schools and
suballotted in proportion to enrollment in private elemen-
tary and secondary schools. Not to exceed two percent
then is reserved for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
the Virgin Islands, and the Canal Zone. The rest is
suballotted to the 50 States of the Union and the District
of Columbia based on the product of the number in the
school-age population and the allotment ratio of the
particular State or the District. This ratio is 100 minus
.50 times the quotient of the amount of income per school-
age child for the particular State or the District divided
by the amount of income per school-age child for the 51
jurisidctions, except that no allotment ratio is less than
33 1/3 or more than 66 2/3 percent.

Supervisory or Related Services and Administration: Not to
exceed two percent of the overall allotment for these
purposes is reserved for Puerto Rico, American Samoa,
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Canal Zone. The
remainder is suballotted among the other eligible partic-
ipants in proportion to school-age population except that
no one of these 51 receives a suballotment of less than
$50,000.

Same as for acquisitions in number 39 above.

Contracts are negotiated with institutions of higher
education selected by the U.S. Commissioner of Education
on the basis of recommendations by a panel of consultants.

American Embassies and Educational Commissions abroad
recruit candidates based on State and local education
system requests technically reviewed and approved by
the office of Education. Applications are submitted
through the office to the school system for approval
and the Board of Foreign Scholarships which makes the
1-year awards for travel expenses and maintenance
allowance paid by the office to the specialist.
Applications are recommended by the appropriate Center
Directors, technically reviewed and recommended by the
Office of Education, and approved for award by the
Board of Foreign Scholarships. Two to 12-month
grants including maintenance allowance (with adjust-
ments for eligible dependents), tuition fees, and
travel expenses, are paid by the office to the student.
Advanced graduate students apply through their institu-
tions. Applications they recommend are techically
revieved with recommendation by the office of Education.
After the Board of Foreign Scholarships makes awards,
1-year grants are paid by the office to the student
to cover maintenance allowance (with adjustment for
eligible dependents) tuition fees, travel expenses,
and educational materials costs.

The Office of Education receives applications, makes a
technical review, and presents its recommendations to
the Board of Foreign Scholarships which makes the
awards. Grants meeting individual needs are paid by
the office to the teacher or supervisor. They include
maintenance allowance (with adjustment for accompanying
dependents), tuition costs, and travel expenses.

The Office of Education receives applications, makes a
technical review, and presents its recommendations to
the Board of Foreign Scholarships which makes the
awards. Grants for international travel and local
tours, tuition, and partial maintenance are paid by
the office to secondary school teachers and college
faculty members who teach modern foreign languages
and social or cultural studies of foreign areas.

Basic grants: Dollar
for dollar.
Transfer to Librarian
of Congress: None.
Special grants (when
funded): One dollar
of institutional
funds for three of
Federal.

Supplemental grants
(when funded): None

Grants to institutions of higher education: Of the ap-
propriation for this purpose, 75 percent is for basic
and supplementary grants and 25 percent for special
purpose grants paid on the basis of institutional
applications approved by the U.S. Commissioner of
Education acting with the benefit of an Advisory Council
on College Library resources which advises on criteria
for making supplemental and special grants. (The appro-
priation for fiscal year 1966 was for basic grants only.)
Basic grants: May not exceed $5,000 each.
Supplemental grants (from the remainder of the 75 per-
cent plus any part of the 25 percent the Commissioner
determines will not be needed for special purpose
grants): May not exceed a rate of $10 for the
equivalent of each full-time student.
Special purpose grants: Of the 25 percent, 60 per-
cent may be used for grants when (a) special need is
demonstrated provided additional library resources
will make a "substantial" contribution to quality
of the institution's education resources, (b) an
institution needs help in meeting special national
or regional needs, and (c) combinations of institu
tions need aid in establishing and strengthening
Joint-use library materials.

Transfer of funds to Librarian of Congress: Made by the
Commissioner from the appropriation for strengthening
college and research library resources and specifically
for acquiring current library materials published
around the world which are of value to scholarship,
providing related catalog information, distributing
bibliographic information, and for exchanges.