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NJ’S COLLEGE
ACCESS CHALLENGE GRANT
The
Assessment of the Disengaged Adults Returning to College
Program [pdf-306Kb] Overview: Increasing the numbers of New Jersey students who return to college to complete their degrees is a goal with a large return on investment, for institutions of higher education, for the state’s educated workforce, for the business community, and most importantly for the individual who can now qualify for a better job or a promotion based on the achievement of this important credential. To this end, the Commission on Higher Education intends to fund not-for-profit New Jersey institutions of higher education to identify, contact, re-enroll, and graduate adults who have left New Jersey colleges in good standing but without earning the intended associate’s or bachelor’s degree. The target population for the grant is adults, aged 20 and older, who left a New Jersey institution within the past 10 years (since 2000), in good standing, without earning an undergraduate degree. They should have earned at least 50% of credits toward a degree. The “Disengaged Adults Returning to College” Grant Program is funded by a three-year federal grant. The purpose of the program is to create and grow programs that could be self-sustaining after a potential two-year grant cycle.The Commission on Higher Education would like to announce grant awards to the following four institutions as a result of the Request for Proposals for the Disengaged Adults Returning to College (DARC) Grant. The amount listed is for the first project period, June 15, 2009-June 30, 2010:
The grant process was highly competitive with 21 institutions submitting proposals. Disengaged Adults Returning to College Grant II July 14, 2010 - The Commission on Higher Education would like to announce grant awards to the following four institutions as a result of the Request for Proposals for the Disengaged Adults Returning to College (DARC) II Grant. The amount listed is for the first project period, July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011:
As part of the federally funded College Access Challenge Grant, the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) intends to fund a third cohort of projects through the Disengaged Adults Returning to College (DARC) initiative. The funded projects will identify, contact, re-enroll, and graduate adults who have left New Jersey colleges in good standing but without earning the intended associate’s or bachelor’s degree. The target population for the grant is adults, aged 20 and older, who left a New Jersey institution within the past 10 years (since 2002), in good standing, without earning an undergraduate degree. They should have earned at least 50% of credits toward a degree. Not-for-profit, non-religious New Jersey institutions of higher education who have not previously received DARC funding are eligible to apply. The anticipated grant cycle for funded projects is two years but dependent upon continued federal funding and satisfactory progress made by the project. The first year of funding, FY2013, will begin July 1, 2012 and end June 30, 2013. The second year of funding, FY2014, runs July 1, 2013 thru June 30, 2014.
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