Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) CFDA Number 84.149A | ED GRANTS 010716 001

Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 010716 001

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), CFDA 84.149A, is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Education. The program is designed to remove common barriers that prevent migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and members of their immediate families, from successfully transitioning into college. Its core aim is very specific: provide both academic and financial support so participants can complete their first year of college and stay on a path toward continuing in postsecondary education beyond that first year.

The target population for CAMP is migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their immediate family members who are entering higher education. The emphasis on the first year reflects how critical that initial transition can be, since students from highly mobile agricultural-working backgrounds often face gaps in advising, financial stability, housing, campus integration, and consistent academic preparation. CAMP projects typically focus on stabilizing that transition through structured supports that help students persist, build momentum, and continue enrolling after the initial year.

Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education (IHEs) as well as private nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, as long as they plan their projects in cooperation with an IHE and propose to operate the project using the IHE's facilities. In the opportunity data, eligible categories are broad and include public and state-controlled IHEs, private IHEs, and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they otherwise meet the program requirements). The cooperation requirement matters because CAMP services are meant to be embedded in a college environment, leveraging campus facilities and systems so students can connect to academic resources, advising, and support services where they are actually enrolled.

Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov; emailed applications are not accepted. Applicants are expected to download the application package from Grants.gov, complete it offline, and then upload and submit it through the site. When searching on Grants.gov, applicants must use the CFDA number without the letter suffix, meaning they should search for 84.149 rather than 84.149A. This is a practical detail that can trip people up, but it is explicitly called out in the notice.

Key administrative details from the listing include the funding opportunity number ED GRANTS 010716 001, an original closing date of March 7, 2016, and an award ceiling of $425,000. The listing also indicates an expectation of about 5 awards. Because the short description is only a synopsis, it directs applicants to rely on the official Federal Register application notice for the authoritative requirements and rules. That official notice is where applicants would find the full eligibility language, program priorities, required and optional components, application instructions, performance measures, selection criteria, and any pre-application steps. The synopsis also notes that the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations can be accessed online, underscoring that the Federal Register posting is the controlling document if there is any discrepancy between summaries and the official notice.

In plain terms, this opportunity funds campus-based projects that help students from migrant and seasonal farmworker backgrounds make it through the hardest entry point into college, combining financial assistance and academic support so they can successfully complete year one and keep moving forward in higher education.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) CFDA Number 84.149A" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.149.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-01-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-03-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $425,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.

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