Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $619,000,000; FY 00 est $631,000,000; and FY 01 est $691,000,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: In 1999 the estimated average award to students was $701. PROGAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 160 During the award period 1998-99 (the most recent years for which figures are available), institutions awarded $784,000,000 to 1,118,000 students. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 34 CFR 676, Student Guide fact sheet, no charge; Student Financial Aid Handbook, no charge; Notification to Members of Congress, list of grantees, published annually or as required, no charge; Federal Needs Analysis Methodology Booklet, no charge; Verification Handbook, no charge; training materials, no charge. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Students should contact the educational institution(s) they attend or plan to attend. Educational institutions should contact the Regional Administrator for Student Financial Assistance in the appropriate ED Regional Office Headquarters Office: Policy Development Division, Office of Student Financial Assistance, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5446. Contact: Harold McCullough, Chief, Grants Branch. Telephone: (202) 708- 8242. Use the same number for FTS. Web Site Address: http://www.ed.gov. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. Housing Application Packaging Grants
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