Dozens of universities and other organizations that help prepare low-income students for college are staring at a five-year funding gap after the U.S. Department of Education rejected their grant applications over clerical errors.
The groups range from major universities to community organizations. Some have said they may have to shut down without funding from the program called Upward Bound. The grants can be worth six figures a year but only come open every five years.
Here's a partial list of the applications that were rejected, as compiled by the office of Republican Rep. Warren Davidson, of Ohio. The list includes the name of the organization, the reason for the rejection and, if available, the proposed budget and number of students served.
University of Alaska-Fairbanks; exceeded budget; sought $741,600; 160 students served
Talladega College; not double spaced; $351,374; 99
Northwest Arkansas Community College; exceeded 65 pages; $257,500; 57
Philander Smith College; late submission; $494,500
Lutheran Social Services of Southern California; not double spaced; $257,500; 62
Palomar College, exceeded budget in narrative but not forms; $527,875; 125
Delaware Technical Community College; wrong font; $347,154; 77
LULAC Miami; not double spaced; $257,500; 56
Kankakee Community College; not double spaced and wrong font; $358,269; 78
Olive-Harvey College; formatting
Roseland Community Institute of Positive Development; formatting
Community Services West in Chicago; not double spaced; $347,625; 78
Ada S. McKinley Community Services; missing section
University of Chicago; late submission; $510,579; 118
Kennedy-King College; formatting
Wilbur Wright College; formatting
Urbana Neighborhood Connections Center; formatting
Loyola University of Chicago; late submission
Southern University and A&M College; late submission
University of Louisiana at Lafayette; exceeded 65 pages; 129 students
Baltimore City Community College; incorrect margins; $257,500; 62
University of Maine-Presque Isle, not double spaced; $623,665; 129
Michigan State University; missing section; $480,000
University of Montana-Missoula; not double spaced; $347,625; 75
James Sprunt Community College; submitted in Word instead of pdf; 72
New Jersey Institute of Technology; not double spaced; $503,928; 113
Columbia University; not double spaced; $878,547; 190
Fordham University; exceeded budget in narrative but not in forms; $391,004; 94
WSOS-Sandusky; wrong font
Wittenberg University; not double spaced; $504,352; 109
Florence-Darlington Technical College; exceeded budget; $376,181; 90
Jarvis Christian College; not double spaced; $324,450; 74
Metropolitan Development Council in Washington; exceeded budget; $367,041; 72
West Virginia State University; exceeded budget in narratives but not forms; $509,622; 110