Public Purpose

Program

2015-16

 Anticipated Expenditures

Estimated Recipients

Need-Based/
Access

State Need Grant

Need-based grant for low-income undergraduates whose current income is at or below 70% of median family income.

$296 million

71,000

College Bound Scholarship

Need-based grant for low-income undergraduates whose current income is at or below 65% of median family income.

$31 million

15,000

State Work Study

Part-time employment opportunities for low- and middle-income undergraduate and graduate students. Funds include about $5 million in employer contributions.

$12.5 million

4,500

Passport to College Program for Foster Youth

Scholarships and support services for eligible former foster youth.

$1.3 million

400

Merit

American Indian Endowed Scholarship

Scholarships for needy undergraduate students with close social and cultural ties to an American Indian community.

$14,800

13

Targeted Workforce

Health Professional Loan Repayment & Scholarship Programs

Loan repayment assistance for health professionals serving in critical shortage areas.

Federal/State Loan Repayment Program (FSLRP)

Federal/State match funds.

Health Professional Loan Repayment Program

State-only funds. Funds obligated 2015-16 and disbursed 2016-17.

John R. Justice Loan Repayment

Loan repayment for public defenders and prosecutors.

$36,049

14

Aerospace Loan Program

Loan program for certificate training program.

$480,000

100

Alternative Routes to Teaching

Supports prospective and current teachers to obtain shortage-area endorsements.

$1.4 million

230