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MWD-76-110 1 (1976-03-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaajo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U406WED STA&TES CGENERAL4- MUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 0-16 4 0M31 (1) AR 15 1976 The Honorable A : The Secretary of Health, C Education, and Welfare Dear Mr. Secretary: We are in the process of reviewing thOffice of Education's ) Basic Educational Opportunity Grant prograb~authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as cmehded, (20 U.S.C. 1070). Under the Basic Grant program, students may apply for grants to help defray the cost of postsecondary education. Our Qoal is to determine how well the program is meeting its legislative objectives and how well the Office of Education is administering it. Work locations include the Office of Education headquarters, the American College Testing Program (the contractor that processes applications for Basic Grant assistance), State scholarship agencies, student financial aid interest groups, and secondary and postsecondary educational institutions. Although our fieldwork is not yet completed, we have identi- fied one area which we believe warrants your early attention. Processing of Basic Grant applications could be improved by using a mark-sense application instead of the existing form, which requires keypunching. This change should not cause students or parents any inconvenience in applying for Basic Grants and should result- in (1) faster processing during peak periods, (2) lower error rates during processing, and (3) significant cost savings. CURRENT SITUATION Since the Basic Grant program started'in the 1973-74 aca- demic year, the Office of Education has required applicants to provide personal and financial information in a format designed for keypunch processing. Students submit applications to an American College Testing Program subcontractor which then proc- esses the applications. The number of applications processed has increased steadily from nearly 513,000 in 1973-74 to an estimated 3,000,000 in 1976-77. W-D76-1 10 0O Joo

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