What we’re pushing for:
1) Create/authorize a funding mechanism to bring JOM funding in line with school year verses the federal fiscal year.
2) Increase JOM baseline funding from $21 to $36million for FY 2013, and maintain baseline level going forward.
3) Conduct and update JOM student count annually.
The majority of American Indian and Alaska Native students attend public schools,. JOM grants provide these students with resources that help them stay in school and increase their chances of success. Typically, these funds provide remedial instruction, counseling, and cultural programs, but may also cover small but important needs such as school supplies and items that enable recipients to participate in curricular and extra-curricular programs. Support programs that increase parents' involvement in the school and in their child's education may also be funded.
JOM grants serve students from federally recognized tribes from three years of age through the 12th grade. Priority is given to programs that are on or adjacent to Indian reservations and others are located in all 50 states.
