Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 84.149
- Agency
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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Education
- Grant awards
- 251 $409,611,713 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- (CAMP)
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 91-0900-0-1-501
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education administers the College Assistance Migrant Program (CFDA 84.149), which funds support services helping students from migrant and seasonal farmworker families enroll and complete their first academic year at institutions of higher education, with grants awarded up to 60 months and the most recent awards disbursed July 1, 2024.
The program funds wrap-around student support delivered at colleges and universities—advising, tutoring, financial planning, mentoring, summer bridge programs focused on STEM pathways, and targeted workshops designed to improve retention through the first year and persistence to degree completion. Recent awards show recipients operating programs at community colleges and four-year institutions across agricultural regions: Yakima Valley College providing services throughout south-central Washington, Wenatchee Valley College serving migrant students in central Washington, Sacramento State operating a statewide program, and institutions in Texas, California, Colorado, Kansas, and other high-migration states. The population served is narrowly defined: students or their immediate family members actively engaged in migrant or seasonal farmwork who are enrolled full-time at an IHE in their first academic year.
All 251 awards in the portfolio are Project Grants. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has funded 246 awards totaling $399.2 million in federal dollars; a secondary Department of Education entity funded 5 awards totaling $10.4 million, for combined federal obligations of $409.6 million across the program's 25-year history since 2001. Recent award magnitudes cluster around $1.9 million for five-year projects and $475 thousand for single-year budget periods, though outliers exist—one 2020 award to St. Edward's University was $32.4 million. The portfolio shows sustained activity: 16 awards in 2024, 4 in 2023, 11 in 2022, and 17 in 2021.
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education or private nonprofit agencies operating in cooperation with an IHE. A solicitation posted May 13, 2026 (DOL-OESE-34111) closed June 12, 2026, with the Department of Labor and Secretary of Education jointly soliciting applications on behalf of ED. The prior opportunity (ED-GRANTS-083024-002) posted August 30, 2024 with a November 13, 2024 deadline and accepted public and private higher education institutions and nonprofits. The Department awards continuation funding subject to availability and recipient performance; prior experience operating CAMP or similar service delivery can earn up to 15 additional points in scoring. Recipients expending $750 thousand or more annually in federal awards face audit requirements; grantees must maintain project records for three years unless exceptions apply.
Objective and description
- Objective
To assist students who are engaged, or whose immediate family is engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farmwork, are enrolled or are admitted for enrollment on a full-time basis, at institutions of higher education and are in the first academic year
- Description
To assist students who are engaged, or whose immediate family is engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farmwork, are enrolled or are admitted for enrollment on a full-time basis, at institutions of higher education and are in the first academic year at such an institution.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Institutions of higher education or private nonprofit agencies in cooperation with institutions of higher education may apply.
- Beneficiary eligibility
First-year college students who are engaged, or whose immediate family member is engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farmwork or who have participated or been eligible to participate in the Title I, Migrant Education Program, or the Department of Labor's National Farmworker Jobs Program.
- Uses of assistance
Project funds may be used to provide supportive and instructional services, including tutoring and counseling services and assistance in obtaining student financial aid (including stipends, tuition, and room and board) to first-year college students, assist those students in obtaining financial aid for their remaining undergraduate years, and provide follow-up services, such as monitoring and reporting students' first-year and subsequent year academic progress, and referrals to counseling services, academic assistance, or financial aid.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
The project period is up to 60 months; funds are awarded for 12-month budget period. Continuations are subject to the availability of funds and recipient performance.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
The Department publishes criteria in a notice inviting applications published in the Federal Register. For the purpose of making grants under this program, the Secretary must consider prior experience of service delivery by expiring projects that submit an application under this program and award up to a maximum of 15 additional points to an application that demonstrates prior experience of service delivery.
- Award procedure
The Department reviews each application using selection criteria published in the Federal Register. Afterwards, the Department conducts a budget analysis of allowable activities and costs and recommendations for new grants, and sends a Grant Award Notification (GAN) to a successful applicant of its award.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Approximately four months.
- Renewals
Grants are awarded up to 60 months. Continuation awards are subject to the availability of funds and recipient performance.
Grant opportunities
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 251 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University Of Texas RIO Grande Valley | $14,792,686 | 4% |
| 2 | Oregon State University | $9,952,490 | 2% |
| 3 | University Enterprises, Inc. | $9,626,998 | 2% |
| 4 | Boise State University | $9,621,139 | 2% |
| 5 | University Of New Mexico | $9,341,122 | 2% |
| 6 | California State University San Marcos Corp | $8,717,894 | 2% |
| 7 | Columbia Basin College | $8,499,648 | 2% |
| 8 | Michigan State University | $8,404,319 | 2% |
| 9 | Chemeketa Community College District | $8,389,195 | 2% |
| 10 | Fresno Foundation California State University | $8,241,566 | 2% |
10 of 78 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $9,714,823 |
| FY2025 | $27,774,495 |
| FY2024 | $27,939,009 |
| FY2023 | $26,377,406 |
| FY2022 | $23,824,838 |
| FY2021 | $23,912,176 |
| FY2020 | $22,980,175 |
| FY2019 | $21,963,090 |
| FY2018 | $22,275,134 |
| FY2017 | $21,228,830 |
| FY2016 | $21,634,869 |
| FY2015 | $16,659,248 |
| FY2014 | $15,575,792 |
| FY2013 | $15,613,997 |
| FY2012 | $16,304,704 |
| FY2011 | $16,526,822 |
| FY2010 | $16,452,308 |
| FY2009 | $19,159,830 |
| FY2008 | $15,116,347 |
| FY2007 | $3,615,157 |
| FY2006 | $6,075,964 |
| FY2005 | $3,587,338 |
| FY2004 | $7,811,632 |
| FY2002 | $4,455,550 |
| FY2001 | $3,032,180 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 84.149?
Assistance Listing 84.149 is Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program, a federal grant program run by Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department of Education).
What is the CFDA number for Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program?
Its CFDA number is 84.149: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 84.149 awarded?
251 grant awards under 84.149 have obligated $409,611,713 in federal funds to 78 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 84.149?
The recipients obligated the most under Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program are The University Of Texas RIO Grande Valley ($14,792,686), Oregon State University ($9,952,490) and University Enterprises, Inc. ($9,626,998).
How much did 84.149 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 84.149 obligated $27,774,495 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 84.149?
No opportunity listed under 84.149 is open now. The latest, College Assistance Migrant Program 84.149A, was posted on May 13, 2026.
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