Tag Archives: Cooperation

general demographic information on migrant workers and agriculture National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) – The U.S. Department of Labor is the only national information source on the demographics and working and living conditions of U.S. farmworkers. Since the NAWS began surveying farmworkers in 1988, it has collected information from over 25,000 workers. The survey samples […]

legislation Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title I, Part C, Sec. 1308; 20 U.S.C. 6398. regulations Program regulations are found at EDGAR; 34 CFR 200.

2008 Appropriation: Up to $10,000,000 Number of New Awards Anticipated: 20 consortium incentive grants; 1 Migrant Education Coordination Support contract; 1 Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and Management Support Contract (also known as the MSIX Acquisition Support Contract); 49 MSIX State Data Quality Grants Number of Continuation Awards: 2 contracts […]

Who May Apply: (by category) Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Nonprofit Organizations, State Education Agencies (SEAs)

Current Competitions: None. Contract was awarded in July 2003.

TYPES OF PROJECTS Grants and contracts that will be funded in FY 2008 include: (1) Consortium Incentive Grants, which support multistate consortia for improving coordination in eight areas of need (i.e., improving the identification and recruitment of eligible migrant children; using scientifically based research to improve school readiness; improving reading and math proficiency; decreasing the […]