The U.S. Department of Education is accepting applications for its Talent Search Program.  The program is designed to identify qualified individuals from at-risk backgrounds with potential for education at the postsecondary level and encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake postsecondary education.  Talent Search projects publicize the availability of, and facilitate the application for, student financial assistance for persons who seek to pursue postsecondary education, and encourage persons who have not completed programs at the secondary or postsecondary level to enter or reenter and complete these programs.  Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, public and private agencies, and organizations including community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, combinations of such institutions, agencies and organizations, and secondary schools, for planning, developing, or carrying out one or more of the services identified under this program.  To obtain additional information and an application, visit:  https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/12/22/2015-32089/applications-for-new-awards-talent-search-program.

Source: Youth Resource Connections, Volume 16, Number 1, January 2016