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Download full textLara Hulsey; Diletta Mittone; Katie Hunter; Asari Offiong; Mindy Scott; Lauren Murphy; Abigail Wulah – Administration for Children & Families, 2023
The proportion of teenagers engaging in sex has declined in recent decades, and rates of teen births in the United States have reached a historic low (Osterman et al., 2022). However, risky sexual activity, which can result in teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), remains a concern. To help reduce teen pregnancies and STIs…
Descriptors: Prevention, Early Parenthood, Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Rowe, Gretchen; Mabli, James; Hartnack, Julie; Monzella, Kelley – US Department of Agriculture, 2022
The Agricultural Act of 2014 authorized $200 million for the development, implementation, and evaluation of pilot projects to test innovative strategies to reduce dependency on and increase employment among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants. California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Mississippi,…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Pilot Projects
US Department of Education, 2009
The Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) program is one of the federal TRIO programs, a group of eight outreach programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education that are designed to support and assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to attainment of a postbaccalaureate…
Descriptors: Awards, Outreach Programs, Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities
Bishop, John, Ed. – 1982
This volume presents the results of a data analysis of an employer survey to investigate uses of subsidies to provide jobs and training for unskilled and inexperienced workers and to examine the impact of those uses on employers. Chapter 1 introduces the subsidy programs and the data set and tabulates how participation in each program varies with…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employers, Federal Programs, Grants
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1992
The National Science Foundation's Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Program (UFEP) awards grants on a competitive basis to project directors at colleges and universities, professional societies, industry, and other qualified organizations to conduct regional or national seminars, short courses, workshops, conferences, or similar activities for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Federal Programs
Cahalan, Margaret W.; Curtin, Thomas R. – US Department of Education, 2004
The U.S. Department of Education's Strategic Plan 2002-2007 (2002) established an objective to "reduce the gaps in college access and completion among student populations differing by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and disability while increasing the educational attainment of all." Upward Bound, which made its first awards in…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Program Effectiveness, Profiles, Access to Education
Hale, Margaret Marcus; Chan, Tsze – US Department of Education, 2006
Created in 1972, the Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) Program, one of eight TRIO Programs, funds EOC projects at two- and four-year colleges and universities and public or private agencies or organizations to assist adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter or continue a postsecondary education program. Participants in EOC projects…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities, Student Financial Aid
Humphrey, Justin G.; Carey, Nancy L. – Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2002
In 1972, Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) became the fourth of the TRIO Programs. EOCs provide counseling and information on college admissions to qualified adults who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. EOCs coordinate with nearby postsecondary institutions and engage in activities designed to involve and acquaint…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Federal Programs, Program Descriptions, Postsecondary Education
