Impact of Federal Department of Education TRIO Grants
on Education in Idaho - 2003

Five public Idaho colleges and universities expect to help a total 7,620 under represented students and adults succeed at high school and enter college programs this year, thanks to $5.4 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

Most of the students served are from Idaho families on limited incomes. Focus often is on students with disabilities or students whose parents do not have a four-year college degree.

Two grants serve 10 Northwest Nations including

§ Idaho's Kootenai, Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Bannock and Shoshone-Piute Reservations;

§ Oregon's Umatilla Confederated Tribes, and

§ Washington's Kalispel, Colville, Spokane and Yakima Nations.

Idaho Institution	U.S. DOE Program	# Students Served	Annual Grant Total
Boise State University	Educational Talent Search (ETS)-1	800	$456,023
	Educational Talent Search (ETS) -2	600	$200,000
	Student Support Services (SSS)	170	$303,174
	Upward Bound (UB)	65	$363,611
Sub Total		1635	$1,322,808
Idaho State University	Educational Talent Search (ETS)	1,200	$454,000
	Student Support Services (SSS)	250	$272,236
	Upward Bound	60	$342,174
Sub Total		1,510	$1,068,410
Lewis-Clark State College	Student Support Services (SSS)	135	$295,078
	Training Program	40	$170,000
Sub Total		175	$465,078
North Idaho College	Student Support Services (SSS)	160	$229,338
	Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)	1000	$200,000
Sub Total		1160	$429,338
University of Idaho	Educational Talent Search (ETS)	650	$312,277
	Student Support Services (SSS)	200	$294,722
	Training Program	100	$175,100
	Upward Bound (UB)	70	$320,000
	Upward Bound Northwest Nations (NNUB)	70	$324,322
	Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS)	50	$275,661
	Educational Opportunity Center - Idaho	1000	$200,000
	Educational Opportunity Center Northwest Nations	1000	$200,000
Sub Total		3140	$2,102,082
(Northwest Nations Sub Total)		(1070)	($524,322)
Idaho Total		7,620	$5,387,716

TRIO Programs at a Glance

Program	Purpose / Audience Served
Educational Talent Search (ETS) § 360 programs nationally § 4 in Idaho serve 3,250 students	§ Serves grades six through 12. § Early intervention helps young people better understand their educational opportunities and options. § Advising; Participants informed about college admissions requirements, scholarships and student financial aid programs § Over 320,854 Americans are enrolled in 360 Talent Search TRIO programs.
Upward Bound (UB) § 772 programs nationally § 4 in Idaho serve 265 students in Idaho and 10 Northwest Nations	§ Helps young people and adults prepare for higher education. § Participants instructed in literature, composition, mathematics and science on college campus after school on Saturdays and during summer live-in workshops.
Upward Bound Math/Science (UBMS) § 124 programs nationally § 1 in Idaho serves 50	§ Helps students from low-income families, where neither parent graduated from college, strengthen math and science skills § Students learn computer technology, English, foreign language and study skills
Student Support Services (SSS) § 944 programs nationally § 5 in Idaho serve 915 students	§ Helps students stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. § Participants include limited income and disabled students § Tutoring, advising, remedial instruction § 944 college and university programs serve 199,956 students
Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) § 139 programs nationally § NEW in Idaho in 2003 3 in Idaho serve 3,000 in Idaho and in 10 Northwest Nations	§ Serves displaced or underemployed workers; also limited income adults whose parents do not have a 4-year college degree § Helps people choose a college and suitable financial aid program § 139 EOCs serve 160,832 individuals