Program M: Federal Pell Grant

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Program M: Federal Pell Grant

Program Authorization: 34 CFR 90

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Note: Activities in this program have been moved to Schedule 19-649, Louisiana Community and Technical College Board as a result of Acts 151 and 170 of 1998. Objectives and indicators can be found there.

The mission of the Federal Pell Grant Program is to ensure that eligible recipients enrolled in any of the 42 technical college campuses will receive the grant funds according to the mandates of federal law.

The goal of the Federal Pell Grant Program is to distribute the grant funds in a timely fashion which will enable the students to cover the costs associated with their education.

OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indicators are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).

RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM

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SOURCE OF FUNDING

This program is funded with Federal Funds through Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1964 as amended in 1992.

ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION

GENERAL FUND	TOTAL	T.O.	DESCRIPTION

$0	$7,800,000	0	ACT 19 FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999

			BA-7 TRANSACTIONS:
$0	$0	0	None

$0	$7,800,000	0	EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET - November 20, 1998

$0	$1,200,000	0	Workload – Increase in eligible students and average award from $3000 to $3300
$0	($9,000,000)	0	Other Technical Adjustments – Transfer of the Pell Grant payment program to the Board of Supervisors Community and Technical Colleges

$0	$0	0	TOTAL RECOMMENDED

$0	($7,800,000)	0	DIFFERENCE (TOTAL RECOMMENDED AND EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET)

The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 0% of the existing operating budget. It represents 0% of the total request ($9,000,000) for this program. The adjustments reflect an increase in funding attributable a growth in eligible students (from 4,700 to 4,900) and an increase in the average grant award from $3000 to $3300. This program/budget has been transferred to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

This program does not have funding for Professional Services for Fiscal Year 1999-2000.

OTHER CHARGES

This program does not have funding for Other Charges for Fiscal Year 1999-2000.

ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

This program does not have funding for Acquisitions and Major Repairs for Fiscal Year 1999-2000.

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