Earmark - Thurgood Marshall legal education opportunity program

Agency:		Department of Education
Bureau:		Office of Postsecondary Education
Account:		Higher education (91-0201)
Certifying Official:		Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Contact Information:		http://WWW.ED.GOV 202-401-1576

Thurgood Marshall legal education opportunity program

1 recipient will receive $2,976,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 1998

Code: P936A050001

Description: The Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity program provides minority, low-income or disadvantaged college students with the information, preparation, and financial assistance needed to gain access to and complete law school study.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (806207841)	$2,976	Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program		740 15th St NW, Fl 9 Washington, DC

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: P.L. 108-447, Conference Report 108-792

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: P.L. 108-447, Appropriations conference report 108-792: The agreement includes ... $3,000,000 for Thurgood Marshall Scholarships as proposed by the Senate.

Citation Comment: Conference report amounts were reduced by an across-the-board rescission.

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007