Migrant Education_High School Equivalency Program

Who Can Apply

Functional Categories:
Elementary and Secondary
Resource Development and Support - General and Special Interest Organizations
Resource Development and Support - Higher Education
Vocational Development

Applicants:
Local (Excludes Institutions Of Higher Education And Hospitals)
Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

Applicant Eligibility:
Institutions of higher education or private nonprofit agencies in cooperation with institutions of higher education may apply.

Beneficiaries:
Quasi-public non-profit organization
Private non-profit institution/organization
Public nonprofit institution/organization
Student/Trainee
Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer

Beneficiary Eligibility:
Persons who are engaged or whose parents are engaged in migrant and other seasonal farmwork or who have participated or have been eligible to participate in the Title I, MEP or the JTPA 402 program. Eligible beneficiaries are 16 and older or beyond the age of compulsory school attendance, and lacking a high school diploma.

Credentials/Documentation:
To be eligible to participate in HEP: the applicant or their parents must: (1) Have worked a minimum of 75 days during the past 24 months in migrant on seasonal farmwork, or have been eligible to participate or have participated within the past 2 years in Title I, Migrant Education Program or JTPA 402 projects; (2) not have earned a secondary school diploma or its equivalent; (3) not be currently enrolled in an elementary or secondary school; (4) be 16 years of age or older, or above the age of compulsory school attendance in the State where the project is located; and (5) be determined by the grantee to need the academic and supporting services and financial assistance provided by the project.