Federal Carl D. Perkins Act

COM has been awarded the federal Carl D. Perkins Grant, and this grant can help COM career and technical education students pay for daycare expenses as funds are available.

Do you need child care assistance?

This grant is mainly for full-time career and technical education students who are in financial need and enrolled in specific certificate and degree programs. There is some assistance for daycare costs for part-time career and technical education students.

Criteria

To qualify, students must meet ALL of the following criteria:

• Have a completed FAFSA and be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant.
• Be enrolled in a career and technical certificate or degree program with an active degree plan. 
• Be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours. Developmental courses are ineligible. 
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress with a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA
• If eligible, the Carl D. Perkins Grant provides, up to $175 a week per child, at any licensed childcare provider.

***Award on a first-come, first-serve basis. ***

In order to be eligible for grant assistance, you must fit into one of the six categories listed below:

1. A student with a disability
2. A student from an economically disadvantaged family including foster children
3. A student who has limited English proficiency
4. A single parent (including single, pregnant women)
5. A male or female student that is enrolled in an occupational program that is considered non-traditional for their gender
6. A displaced homemaker

Apply for Daycare Assistance

Apply for Carl D. Perkins Grant

Certificate and Degree Programs

Contact

Carmen Franco
Financial Aid Generalist
Student Financial Services
Location: Doyle Family Admin. Building, Suite 112
409-933-8655
cfranco@com.edu