Only 25 Jurisdictions Receive FY 2013 College Access Challenge Grants
Issue Brief 13-31
States
must meet maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirements or obtain a waiver from the
Department of Education (ED) to receive funding under the College Access
Challenge Grant (CACG) program. On October 21, 2013, ED announced those states that qualified for MOE waivers for
federal fiscal year (FY) 2013. A total of 33 jurisdictions applied for a
waiver, with only six receiving approval. An additional eight states did not
meet the MOE requirements, but did not apply for a waiver. States that applied
for, but were not granted, a waiver will not receive CACG funds unless the
state makes additional appropriations for higher education to satisfy the
waiver requirements. To date, only $61 million of the $142 million available
for CACGs in FY 2013 has been released. This Issue Brief provides background on the MOE requirements for the
CACG program and the status of funding and waiver determinations in FY 2013.