{"id":2498,"date":"2023-01-04T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2025-01-17T14:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:53:18","slug":"how-to-cover-the-cost-of-policy-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/how-to-cover-the-cost-of-policy-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cover the Cost of Policy Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"page-banner-article alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container page-banner-article__inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"page-banner-article__content wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs kicker\"><\/div><!-- .breadcrumbs -->\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-banner-article__title\">How to Cover the Cost of Policy Seminar<\/h1>\t\t\t<p class=\" page-banner-article__meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\tJanuary 4, 2023\t\t\t\t \u2014 by Maura Casey\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\t<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons coe-block absolute left\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/policy_seminar_2022_senator_tina_smith_minnesota_trio_council_for_opportunity_in_education_advocacy_appropriations-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/policy_seminar_2022_senator_tina_smith_minnesota_trio_council_for_opportunity_in_education_advocacy_appropriations-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/policy_seminar_2022_senator_tina_smith_minnesota_trio_council_for_opportunity_in_education_advocacy_appropriations-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/policy_seminar_2022_senator_tina_smith_minnesota_trio_council_for_opportunity_in_education_advocacy_appropriations-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/policy_seminar_2022_senator_tina_smith_minnesota_trio_council_for_opportunity_in_education_advocacy_appropriations-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/policy_seminar_2022_senator_tina_smith_minnesota_trio_council_for_opportunity_in_education_advocacy_appropriations-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/policy_seminar_2022_senator_tina_smith_minnesota_trio_council_for_opportunity_in_education_advocacy_appropriations-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/policy_seminar_2022_senator_tina_smith_minnesota_trio_council_for_opportunity_in_education_advocacy_appropriations.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the <strong>Minnesota TRIO <\/strong>delegation meet with <strong>Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)<\/strong> in her office on <strong>Capital Hill<\/strong> during Policy Seminar 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>TRIO professionals share creative ways to pay for this life-changing event&nbsp;<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the year&#8217;s highlights for TRIO professionals comes with the early days of Spring. That&#8217;s when COE holds its annual&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/naeoptrio.org\/policy-seminar\/\">Policy Seminar,&nbsp;<\/a>which this year will take place from <strong>Sunday, March 19, through Wednesday, March 22<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Policy Seminar starts with hands-on professional development at Sunday&#8217;s <strong>Leadership Summit for College Opportunity Professionals<\/strong>. It continues <strong>Monday <\/strong>with a seminar on the latest TRIO information from the <strong>U.S. Department of Education<\/strong>. And it winds up <strong>Tuesday <\/strong>and <strong>Wednesday <\/strong>with the <strong>Legislative Conference<\/strong>, which includes meetings on <strong>Capitol Hill<\/strong> with lawmakers. These Hill visits allow participants to share the latest statistics demonstrating the programs&#8217; effectiveness locally. But, the primary purpose of the <strong>Legislative Conference<\/strong> is to ask legislators to increase funding for TRIO \u2013 and that&#8217;s lobbying. Several places in law, regulations, and your TRIO grant award say you can&#8217;t use federal funds to lobby.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block-a1bf91681f5776a3455228a28666770a\" class=\"cta-pullout-wrapper cta-pullout alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-pullout-inner wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-text\">This free webinar features seasoned TRIO professionals discussing what happens during the Policy Seminar and how you can identify different ways to fund your participation.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/policy-seminar-2023-what-happenswhy-its-important-and-how-to-pay-for-it\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link button cta-pullout-button\" >REGISTER HERE<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p>The meetings on <strong>Capitol Hill<\/strong> are crucial for the continued growth and success of TRIO programs. They are among the most rewarding activities of the conference. Yet since they involve lobbying, federal grantees must budget differently. <strong>You cannot use grant funds for meals, transportation, and hotel charges on the days of the<\/strong> <strong>Legislative Conference<\/strong>. You also can&#8217;t use federal funds for what part of your air or other travel costs should reasonably &#8220;be allocated&#8221; to the <strong>Legislative Conference<\/strong>. While the grant restrictions concern some TRIO professionals new to the Seminar, three Policy Seminar veterans encourage others not to worry. You can create a plan to cover those costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shelly Siegel<\/strong>, director of TRIO programs at <strong>North Hennepin Community College<\/strong> in <strong>Brooklyn Park, Minnesota<\/strong>, understands the hesitation on the part of staff members. &#8220;I understand why programs feel like they can&#8217;t do it. You have to talk to the finance folks [at your institution] to attend the portions of the <strong>Policy Seminar<\/strong> that the grant cannot cover.&#8221; It is worth it, she insists, and there is no replacing the impact of in-person visits. &#8220;Being on the Hill is very important. Zoom is not as effective as being in front of your Senators and Congressmen,&#8221; she emphasized.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siegel pointed out that the institution gets a percentage of the grant money just for hosting the programs, which can be a significant amount. &#8220;Let&#8217;s say your grant is for $250,000. The college can take up to 8 percent of that. So, I negotiated with my college to give me money to cover costs not allowable through the grants. Since the amount they provide is less than the indirect costs the college receives, they were open to this suggestion. Participating in the <strong>Policy Seminar<\/strong> is an investment in keeping TRIO programs strong,&#8221; she said. Because the allocation comes from the college rather than directly with federal funds, it eliminates the need to use grant funds.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>See who from TRIO is attending Policy Seminar and look for friends. Double up and triple up in the hotel room to reduce costs. All you need the hotel room for is to sleep. COE keeps you pretty busy!<\/p>\n<cite>Brad Gifford, Director of TRIO Programs at Tyler Junior College<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way, she said, is for union members to approach their unions, which often have professional development funds to help cover opportunities once available from colleges during better times. It is worth the effort, she said. &#8220;Everyone who goes says it is a life-changing experience. Most people learn about how government works through TV. But this is real life. <strong>Policy Seminar<\/strong> allows you to sit down with staff people and talk to Members of Congress themselves,&#8221; Siegel said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sergio Galvez<\/strong> agreed with Siegel&#8217;s approach. He applied the skills from his first visit to <strong>Capitol Hill <\/strong>to lobby his university. Galvez is the senior director of TRIO pre-university programs at <strong>California Lutheran University<\/strong>, a position he has held since 2005.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his early years working in TRIO, Galvez became the educational and legislative chair of his TRIO association in California. Because of his role in the association, the chapter financed his attendance at the <strong>Policy Seminar<\/strong>. &#8220;When my term ended, I wanted more of it.&#8221; He began reflecting on how little his university knew about <strong>Policy Seminar<\/strong>. &#8220;They didn&#8217;t know that their staff was part of an advocacy organization. I began to educate my leadership, so they valued the grants,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Galvez wrote a report listing the Seminar&#8217;s effectiveness, contending that their Hill visits were valuable on many levels. The professional development gained in attending the Seminar might enable staff to get more grants for the university, Galvez argued. The university agreed. Now California Lutheran sets aside funds annually for the TRIO staff to use for professional development, such as Policy Seminar.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brad Gifford<\/strong>, the director of TRIO programs at <strong>Tyler Junior College<\/strong> in Tyler, Texas, said the <strong>Texas TRIO Association<\/strong> gives a stipend so those attending <strong>Policy Seminar<\/strong> can cover the lobbying portion of the visit. Gifford explained that any TRIO professional participating in the state delegation gets some of the hotel costs covered. &#8220;That&#8217;s the way to do it if you are from a large state,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that asking the university to cover your cost from the money gained from hosting the program is also a good strategy. But people can also save money while in Washington, he pointed out.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;See who from TRIO is attending <strong>Policy Seminar<\/strong> and look for friends. Double up and triple up in the hotel room to reduce costs,&#8221; he said. &#8220;All you need the hotel room for is to sleep. COE keeps you pretty busy,&#8221; he laughed.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register for COE&#8217;s <strong>Policy Seminar, March 19-22<\/strong>, in <strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong>, to ensure TRIO continues to have a seat at the table. By <em>Marching Towards One Million<\/em>, we will continue to fight for students and continue the progress to strengthen TRIO in and beyond FY24.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/policy-seminar\/\">Learn more and register here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"slider-articles alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slider-articles__intro container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-articles__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"slider-articles__title\">Related Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-nav__arrows\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"slick-arrow prev\" aria-label=\"Previous article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"31\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 31\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  d=\"M0.787494 15.2904L15.6648 0.413086L17.7373 2.48555L4.89734 15.3255L17.7369 28.1651L15.6644 30.2375L0.787109 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              <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Senate Committee Approves $20M Increase for TRIO Programs: Here&#8217;s How to Keep the Momentum<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/senate-approves-20m-increase-for-trio-programs-heres-how-to-keep-the-momentum\/\" target=\"_self\">Senate Committee Approves $20M Increase for TRIO Programs: Here&#8217;s How to Keep the Momentum<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-appropriations-subcommittee-proposes-11-cut-to-lhhs-budget-slashes-federal-work-study-and-seog-by-50\/\" target=\"_self\">House Appropriations Subcommittee proposes 11% cut to LHHS budget; Slashes Federal Work Study and SEOG by 50%<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AdobeStock_221718734-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-appropriations-committee-threatens-harsh-cuts-to-lhhs-funding\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: House Appropriations Committee Threatens Harsh Cuts to LHHS Funding<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-appropriations-committee-threatens-harsh-cuts-to-lhhs-funding\/\" target=\"_self\">House Appropriations Committee Threatens Harsh Cuts to LHHS Funding<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square 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href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/congress-averts-shutdown-ensures-funding-stability-for-trio-and-gear-up-programs-in-fy24\/\" target=\"_self\">Congress Averts Shutdown, Levels Funding for TRIO and GEAR UP Programs in FY24<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/advocacy_update_news_impact_president_biden_fiscal_year_budget_request_appropriations_march_2024A-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/president-biden-releases-fy25-budget-request-to-congress\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: President Biden Releases FY25 Budget Request to Congress<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/president-biden-releases-fy25-budget-request-to-congress\/\" target=\"_self\">President Biden Releases FY25 Budget Request to Congress<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square 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Towards Spring Finale for FY24 Appropriations<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/advocacy_center_government_relations_shutdown_impact_trio_programs_2024_appropriations_funding_fight_continuing_resolution-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/fy24-funding-fight-paused-until-early-next-year\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: FY24 Funding Fight Paused Until Early 2024<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/fy24-funding-fight-paused-until-early-next-year\/\" target=\"_self\">FY24 Funding Fight Paused Until Early 2024<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Us_rep_mike_johnson_official_photo-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-elects-u-s-representative-mike-johnson-la-4-as-speaker-promise-to-move-fy24-appropriations-bills-quickly-follows\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: House Elects U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) as Speaker, Promise to Move\u00a0FY24 Appropriations Bills Quickly Follows<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-elects-u-s-representative-mike-johnson-la-4-as-speaker-promise-to-move-fy24-appropriations-bills-quickly-follows\/\" target=\"_self\">House Elects U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) as Speaker, Promise to Move\u00a0FY24 Appropriations Bills Quickly Follows<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/advocacy_center_government_relations_shutdown_impact_trio_programs_2023-1-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/fy24-appropriations-process-stunted-shutdown-on-the-horizon\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: FY24 Appropriations Process Stunted; Shutdown on the Horizon<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/fy24-appropriations-process-stunted-shutdown-on-the-horizon\/\" target=\"_self\">FY24 Appropriations Process Stunted; Shutdown on the Horizon<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/news_impact_advocacy_update_trio_senate_appropriations_bill_funding_fight_august_2023_congress_outreach-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/trio-avoids-cuts-in-fy-2024-senate-appropriations-bill-stage-set-for-fall-funding-fight\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: TRIO Avoids Cuts in FY 2024 Senate Appropriations Bill; Stage Set for Fall Funding Fight<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/trio-avoids-cuts-in-fy-2024-senate-appropriations-bill-stage-set-for-fall-funding-fight\/\" target=\"_self\">TRIO Avoids Cuts in FY 2024 Senate Appropriations Bill; Stage Set for Fall Funding Fight<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/advocacy_house_subcommittee_level_funds_trio_funding_appropriations_federal_work_study_august_2023-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-subcommittee-level-funds-trio-in-bill-that-cuts-overall-fy24-funding-by-28\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: House Subcommittee Level Funds TRIO in Bill That Cuts Overall FY24 Funding by 28%<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-subcommittee-level-funds-trio-in-bill-that-cuts-overall-fy24-funding-by-28\/\" target=\"_self\">House Subcommittee Level Funds TRIO in Bill That Cuts Overall FY24 Funding by 28%<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/news_impact_advocacy_update_congress_suspends_debt_ceiling_sets_spending_caps-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/congress-suspends-debt-ceiling-and-sets-spending-caps\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Congress Suspends Debt Ceiling and Sets Spending Caps<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/congress-suspends-debt-ceiling-and-sets-spending-caps\/\" target=\"_self\">Congress Suspends Debt Ceiling and Sets Spending Caps<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Photo-President-Biden-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/biden-harris-administration-proposes-9-increase-for-trio-in-fy24\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes 9% Increase for TRIO in FY24<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/biden-harris-administration-proposes-9-increase-for-trio-in-fy24\/\" target=\"_self\">Biden-Harris Administration Proposes 9% Increase for TRIO in FY24<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Headshot-Diane-Shust-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-releases\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-names-diane-shust-as-its-vice-president-for-public-policy\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education Names Diane Shust as Its Vice President for Public Policy<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-releases\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-names-diane-shust-as-its-vice-president-for-public-policy\/\" target=\"_self\">The Council for Opportunity in Education Names Diane Shust as Its Vice President for Public Policy<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_186886328-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/congress-announces-bipartisan-funding-deal-includes-4-7-increase-for-trio-for-fy-2023\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7% Increase for TRIO for FY 2023<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/congress-announces-bipartisan-funding-deal-includes-4-7-increase-for-trio-for-fy-2023\/\" target=\"_self\">Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7% Increase for TRIO for FY 2023<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/news_and_impact_TRIO_council_for_opportunity_in_education-1-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/the-biden-administration-announces-plan-to-forgive-up-to-20000-of-federal-student-loan-debt\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: The Biden Administration Announces Plan to Forgive Up to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/the-biden-administration-announces-plan-to-forgive-up-to-20000-of-federal-student-loan-debt\/\" target=\"_self\">The Biden Administration Announces Plan to Forgive Up to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Photo-Patrick-Leahy-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/senate-appropriations-committee-includes-a-138-million-increase-for-trio\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Senate Appropriations Committee Includes a $138 Million Increase for TRIO<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/senate-appropriations-committee-includes-a-138-million-increase-for-trio\/\" target=\"_self\">Senate Appropriations Committee Includes a $138 Million Increase for TRIO<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO-1-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-appropriations-committee-includes-a-161-million-increase-for-trio\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: House Appropriations Committee Includes a $161 Million Increase for TRIO<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-appropriations-committee-includes-a-161-million-increase-for-trio\/\" target=\"_self\">House Appropriations Committee Includes a $161 Million Increase for TRIO<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meetings on Capitol Hill are crucial for the continued growth and success of TRIO programs. 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