Allotments to strengthen State departments of education. A portion fixed by law (usually 10 percent) must be made available to local education agencies. ELIGIBILITY State departments of education. APPLICATION PROCESS Form OE-4464, submitted in accordance with guidelines and instructions. SPECIAL COMMENTS Obligations for fiscal year 1969 were $28.2 million. Also, project grants for activities of an experimental nature. Assistance to regional (interstate) commissions and agencies to establish special education services. Obligations for fiscal year 1969 were $1.5 million. HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Harry L. Phillips, Director Division of State Agency Cooperation Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Education Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Washington, D.C. 20202 Telephone: (202) 962-2157 AUTHORIZING STATUTE Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, title V, section 503, Public Law 89-10, as amended; 20 U.S.C. 863. Education ⚫ STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM Office of Education Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 385 Guaranteed and insured loans to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in eligible institutions. Loans may only be used to defray educational costs. Repayment of loans to be made over period of 5 to 10 years after student leaves school. Payment deferred during any period while borrower is attending an eligible institution on a full-time basis; also while serving in Armed Forces, Peace Corps, or VISTA. Amounts and terms of loans vary; up to $1,500 per academic year, and up to $7,500 total aggregate loan. Federal payment of interest charges (for students with adjusted family income of less than $15,000) during school years and during deferrment periods. Interest rate varies, and is set by Congress. ELIGIBILITY Persons enrolled in eligible institutions-ranging from vocational and technical schools to degree-granting institutions. APPLICATION PROCESS Contact private lending institution. SPECIAL COMMENTS Lender negotiates a contractual agreement with a State or private nonprofit guarantee agency, or the Office of Education. Loans are available to guarantee agencies on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the purpose of strengthening the reserve funds used by these agencies to guarantee loans. These loans are available when the agency's reserve is 75 percent encumbered and must be matched by unencumbered non-Federal funds. PROGRAM LITERATURE "Federally Insured Student Loans." HEADQUARTERS OFFICE William M. Simmons, Jr. Division of Student Financial Aid Bureau of Higher Education Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Washington, D.C. 20202 Telephone: (202) 962-2157 AUTHORIZING STATUTE Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, title IV-B, section 421; Public Law 89-329; 20 U.S.C. 1071; Emergency Insured Student Loan Act of 1969, Public Law 91-95. 386 STUDENT LOANS (NDEA) Education Office of Education Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Low interest loans to college students ($100 to $2,500 per year). Higher education institutions administer loan programs. HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Walter J. Gale Director of Student Financial Aid Bureau of Higher Education Office of Education Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Washington, D.C. 20202 Telephone: (202) 962-0163 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION Social and Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Training, counseling, guidance, and followup services to individuals with physical or mental handicaps. Application is made through local welfare agency. Referral may be made by public or private schools. FOR MORE DETAILS See "Welfare and Social Services," pages 485, 486 this section. Homes for Disaster Victims, Mortgage Insurance. Homes for Disaster Victims, Restoration Loans_ Rural Fire Defense State Planning for Disaster Assistance. 388 388 389 389 390 391 391 392 392 393 393 393 394 395 395 396 397 397 397 398 398 388 Emergency Preparedness and Relief BUSINESS RESTORATION, DISASTER LOANS Small Business Administration Loans to small business concerns to repair or replace realty, machinery, or equipment destroyed or damaged by physical disasters. See "Small Business," page 147. CIVIL DEFENSE, COMMUNITY SERVICES Office of Civil Defense Department of the Army Department of Defense Advisory and special services. Liaison between public officials, private groups, and individuals. Conducts workshops, prepares and distributes literature. PROGRAM LITERATURE "Community Action for Civil Defense" (H-11). "Community Involvement in Civil Defense" (H-11-A). "Civil Defense Directors' Guide to Citizen Participation." HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Assistant Staff Director Community Voluntary Services Room 3D 332, the Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20310 |