The Department of Administration is providing some assistance from their programming staff. The Wisconsin Higher Education Grant Program for the UW System shows fewer awards and fewer dollars committed. Wisconsin Tuition Grant has more awards and more dollars in comparison to prior year statistics. All three of these programs reflect adjustments made for the year. Overall spending is relatively the same.
Some programs are a little bit down and some programs are a little up.
We will be able to carry funds forward to 98-99. The other new component to 97-98 is the inclusion of Tribal Colleges in the Wisconsin Tuition Grant Program. For the UW System, there are slightly fewer awards and slightly fewer dollars committed. The Wisconsin Tuition Grant has more awards and more dollars committed. Vouchering of funds will start at the beginning of next month, so we are looking for schools to submit vouchers for 98-99.