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Bureau of Indian Affairs Southern Plains Regional Office

Bureau of Indian Affairs Southern Plains Regional Office. National Budget Meeting – FY 2012 Education Budget Request. Education. Tribes in the Southern Plains Region have made Education the number 1 priority.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs Southern Plains Regional Office

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  1. Bureau of Indian AffairsSouthern Plains Regional Office National Budget Meeting – FY 2012 Education Budget Request

  2. Education • Tribes in the Southern Plains Region have made Education the number 1 priority. • Programs contracted include Scholarships, JOM, Adult Education and Tribally Designed programs • Critical for raising the quality of life for the first Americans

  3. Johnson O’Malley • The largest & by far the most popular education program • There are 31 JOM Contracts in the Southern Plains Region; Two directly operated by the OK Indian Education Office • JOM provides school supplies & much needed tutoring to Indian Students • Approximately 32,000 served in 2009

  4. Issues • Student count frozen in 1995 @ approximately 25,000 • There have been several attempts to eliminate JOM altogether • Funding has steadily decreased • In 1997 students were funded @ approximately $100 per student • Today, they are funded @ approximately $66 per student

  5. Issues • Increased student counts & increased costs add to shortfall • At current funding levels, programs have to be very selective in what they purchase • Administrative costs incurred by contractors decreases amounts available for students

  6. FY 2012 Recommendations • Reopen the student count to accurately reflect actual student population • Increase per student funding amount to $125

  7. Scholarships • Probably the most underfunded and most critical of the education programs • Tribal Scholarships provide tribal members the opportunity to further education beyond High School level • Job Markets today are extremely competitive & often require more than a bachelor’s degree at the entry level

  8. Scholarships • Many tribes have no resources to support students beyond the under graduate level • Even with federal assistance, students still have a huge unmet need • Rising tuition costs + More students applying for Scholarships = Less $$ available per student • Students forced to take out student loans • Tribes cannot keep up with demand at present funding levels

  9. Funding Request • TPA JOM • FY 2009 JOM Enacted - $481,985 • FY 2012 JOM Request - $1,460,561 • TPA Scholarships: • FY 2009 Enacted - $2,667,209 • FY 2012 Request - $4,000,814

  10. Funding Request • TPA Adult Education • FY 2009 Enacted - $579,416 • FY 2012 Request - $724,270

  11. Thank you!

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