Jack Reed: “I believe this indicates the widespread depth of concern and support for maintenance of the State Student Incentive…”

“I believe this indicates the widespread depth of concern and support for maintenance of the State Student Incentive Grant Program, or SSIG, as it is known. This is a remarkable program, which requires State governments to match Federal resources on a dollar-for-dollar basis and provides direct higher education grant assistance to needy students. I had originally intended to offer, along with my colleague Senator Collins, an amendment which would have restored SSIG funding to last year's level of $50 million, but out of deference to the subcommittee chairman and also because of a lack of sufficient offset, the amendment today adds back $35 million for SSIG with an offset of unobligated balances from prior years.”