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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello and Happy Summer to you all, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find attached the updated Opportunity Grant Guidelines for the 2023-24 Academic Year, as well as the updated HHS Poverty Guidelines and Request/Return of Funds Form. I will be posting these on our website shortly and will be adding
them to our canvas site as well. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Key Updates<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Allocations<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The General Op Grant allocations have been disbursed and are the same as the previous years so you will not see any changes in the total amounts, but the FTE targets have been adjusted to reflect the current tuition rates. All of the updated
campus allocation information and FTE targets are in the program guidelines. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Op Grant Health Allocations <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This funding was provided in a biennium model for a total of $12 million broken into $8 million for the FY23 and $4 million for FY24. Therefore you may see a significant reduction in your Op Grant Health allocation. We attempted to ensure
that all campuses were given an amount that would be as close to the previous year as possible. This reduction is not a refection of program performance. We do not know if this funding will be continued past the 23-25 biennium at this point in time, if there
are any changes or updates I will be sure to share them out as quickly as possible.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Program Approvals<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In line with last year for any health program that you believe have not yet been included in the approved program inventory please reach out. Particularly if you have a BAS program, I want to ensure that we have an up to date list as these
programs are continuing to be added on your campuses. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Funding Request and Returns<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To be in line with other programs from Student Services, the request and refunds will be transiting to a quarterly model. My hope is to make this process more streamlined with other Student Services Programs for consistency and to ensure
that we have better grasp on your needs throughout the year. The form is ready and available as a fillable PDF; if you have any difficulty with the form, please let me know.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope you all are having a wonderful July and wishing you a great rest of your summer!
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Hayashi-Saguil<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/sharing">Pronouns:</a> She/Her/Hers</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Policy Associate, Student Services</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:yhayashi-saguil@sbctc.edu">yhayashi-saguil@sbctc.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• o: 360-704-4319 • f: 360-704-4418</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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