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Improving Lives: State and Federal Programs for Low-Income Adults
This online searchable database contains more than 400 state and federal programs that help individuals participate in postsecondary education.
Visitors can search this database by program type or jurisdiction (federal or
individual state) and find the following information for each program:
- program name and type,
- purpose, eligibility criteria/restrictions,
- amount of aid provided and number of individuals assisted,
- contact information.
The database does not answer every question that visitors may have about these programs, but it does provide the single best resource available on state and federal programs to help low-income adults succeed in college. For example, the database does not include any measure of the effectiveness of these programs, because no measure exists that could be applied evenly across programs. See Database Design for
a complete description of the datase and its limitations. Visitors can search
this database as a first step to constructing a list of possible approaches
and options; they can then use the contact information for each program to
collect more detailed information. To help visitors evaluate the programs in
the database, this site includes guidance based on our research into these
programs and on the needs of low-income adults.
Directions
Select one or more jurisdiction / program types at the left. To select multiple items, hold down the "control" key (Windows) or "command" key (Mac). To deselect items, hold down the same keys.
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