2022-2023 Annual Performance Report Sections I and II for the Veterans Upward Bound Program (MS Word)

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Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program 
Annual Performance Report
Program Year 2025-26
Authority: Public Law 102-325, as amended

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 17 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The obligation to respond to this collection is required to obtain or retain benefit (Title IV, Sections 402A and 402C of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; the program regulations in 34 CFR 645; and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR 74.51, 75.720, and 75.732). Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to regulations.gov during the public comment period for this collection of information. If you have specific questions about the form, instrument, or survey, please contact Federal TRIO Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202 directly.  [Note: Please do not return the completed form to this address.]

SECTION I, Part 1 – PROJECT IDENTIFICATION, CERTIFICATION, AND WARNING
Identification (all fields with an asterisk [*] are mandatory):

    1. PR/Award Number: 					[prepopulated]

    2. Name of Grantee Institution/Agency:			[prepopulated]

    3. Address:			Campus: 		[prepopulated]
Street: *			City: *
State: * [dropdown box]		Zip: *

    4. Name of Project Director:				[prepopulated]
First Name: *			MI:		Last Name: *

    5. Telephone Number: *					[prepopulated]
Fax Number:					
E-mail Address: *					[prepopulated]

    6. Report Period:						[prepopulated]

    7. Type of Project: 					[prepopulated]

    8. Data Entry Person:
First Name: *			MI:		Last Name: *
Telephone Number: *		ext.:
Email: 





SECTION I, Part 2 – Competitive Preference Priority (If Applicable)

Competitive Preference Priority (CPP) #1.

In the most recent VUB grant competition, grantees submitted a logic model which included a key component that is informed by research or evaluation findings that suggest how the key project component(s) is/are likely to improve relevant outcomes.

1a. Your project earned points for competitive preference priority #1, please enter the number of participants who received the intervention during the 2025-26 reporting year _______.

1b.  Please describe how your project has implemented the activities outlined in the logic model submitted in your grant application. Your response should include (for the 2025-26 performance period):

    • the plan used for implementation, including current stage of implementation
    • the activities connected to the research study cited in your grant application
    • the inputs, outputs, results, and/or outcomes to date.




Competitive Preference Priority (CPP) #2.

    2. In the most recent VUB grant competition, applicants were encouraged to develop capacity to support programming that meets veterans’ social, emotional, academic, and career needs.  

Projects that received points for this competitive preference priority are required to describe practices used to integrate trauma-informed support programming that is specific to military- or veteran- connected students. Your response should explain the benefits achieved through this programming (for the 2025-26 performance period). Responses should include, but not be limited to:  
    • enabling social and emotional learning and development 
    • addressing community-based violence and trauma that is specific to military- or veteran- connected students
    • creating education or work-based settings that are supportive, positive, and inclusive.

Your project received points for this CPP and is therefore required to respond. [yes/no]ß[autopopulated]



Competitive Preference Priority (CPP) #3.

    3. In the most recent VUB grant competition, applicants were encouraged to strengthen cross-agency coordination and community engagement to advance systemic change.

Projects that received points for this competitive preference priority are required to provide a description of the partnerships and/or engagements that were made (during this 2025-26 performance period). Additionally, projects should explain the benefits achieved, or any challenges encountered, through these relationships and engagements.
  
Your project received points for this CPP and is therefore required to respond. [yes/no]ß[autopopulated]







Warning: Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or misrepresentation on this report is subject to penalties which may include fines, imprisonment, or both, under the United States Criminal Code and 20 U.S.C. 1097.

Further federal funds or other benefits may be withheld under these programs unless this report is completed and filed as required by existing law (20 U.S.C. 1231a) and regulations (34 CFR 75.590 and 75.720).







ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT (2025-26) SECTION II -- RECORD STRUCTURE FOR PARTICIPANT LIST
FOR VETERANS UPWARD BOUND PROJECTS
OMB Approval No.: 1840-0832
Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

Grantees must submit participant files in Excel or CSV format. Column names must match the "Database Column Name" provided in column three below, and grantees must follow instructions in the "Valid Field Content" column. For additional information on how to submit data, please see "How May the Report be Submitted?" in the instructions for the APR.





Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
1
PR/Award Number
VetPR
Number in Block 2 of the project’s Grant Award Notification.

Include only the eleven-character PR/Award Number that begins as follows: P047V _ _ _ _ _ _
This field is pre- populated and thus does not need a
checkmark.
This field is pre- populated and thus does not need a
checkmark.
2
Batch Year
VetBatchAY
2025 for project year 2025-26
This field is pre- populated and thus does not need a
checkmark.
This field is pre- populated and thus does not need a
checkmark.





Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
3
Program Type
VetType
3 =Veterans Upward Bound
This field is pre- populated and thus does not need a
checkmark.
This field is pre- populated and thus does not need a
checkmark.
4
Case Number
VetCasenumber
The case number is a TRIO-generated number assigned to each current and prior-year participant. TRIO uses case numbers (1) to ensure that grantees include all of the records that need to be on the VUB APR data file, and (2) to match VUB APR data records with the VUB longitudinal file. Please refer to the General Instructions for further information.
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5
Last Name
VetLastNM
0 to 9
Uppercase A to Z
. (period)
’ (apostrophe)
- (hyphen)

Last name will be justified with an uppercase A-Z in first position. Please do not use commas or quotation marks in this field.

So as to allow participants’ records to match across years, this data must match your 2024-25 APR (except for students new in 2025-26).
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Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
6
First Name
VetFirstNM
0 to 9
Uppercase A to Z
. (period)
’ (apostrophe)
- (hyphen)

First name will be justified with an uppercase A-Z in first position. Please do not use commas or quotation marks in this field.

So as to allow participants’ records to match across years, this data must match your 2024-25 APR (except for students new in 2025-26).

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7
Middle Initial
VetMI
Uppercase A to Z; only one character Blank = Unknown

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8
Date of Birth
VetDOB
Format is MM/DD/CCYY, e.g., 01/01/1978 MM = 01 – 12
DD  = 01 – 31
CC  = 19 – 20
YY  = 00 – 99
00/00/0000 = Unknown

Please make every effort to identify the participant’s precise date of birth. 
So as to allow participants’ records to match across years, this data must match your 2024-25 APR (except for students new in 2025-26).
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Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
9
Sex
VetSexCD
1 = Male
2 = Female



10
Ethnicity – Hispanic
VetEthnic
Participant is identified as Hispanic/Latino. 1 = Yes
2 = No

Please see instructions for additional detail on this field.


11
Race – American Indian/Alaskan Native
VetRace1
Participant is identified as American Indian/Alaskan Native. 1 = Yes
2 = No

Please see instructions for additional detail on this field.


12
Race – Asian
VetRace2
Participant is identified as Asian. 1 = Yes
2 = No

Please see instructions for additional detail on this field.


13
Race – Black or African American
VetRace3
Participant is identified as Black or African American. 1 = Yes
2 = No

Please see instructions for additional detail on this field.







Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
14
Race – White
VetRace4
Participant is identified as White. 1 = Yes
2 = No

Please see instructions for additional detail on this field.


15
Race – Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
VetRace5
Participant is identified as Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 1 = Yes
2 = No

Please see instructions for additional detail on this field


16
Eligibility (at time of initial selection)
VetEligCD
1 = Low-income and first-generation 2 = Low-income only
3 = First-generation only
4 = High risk for academic failure only
5 = Low-income and at high risk for academic failure
6 = First-generation and at high risk for academic failure
7 = Low-income, first-generation, and at high risk for academic failure 0 = Unknown

Note: If a project selects option 4, 5, 6, or 7 in this field, that participant must have met one or more of the three at-risk criteria in fields 17-19.
Please see “Definitions That Apply” in instructions.
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Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
17
At Risk: Out of
School for Five
Years (at time of
initial selection)
VetAtRiskSchool
1 = Yes
2 = No
9 = Not applicable, prior and continuing participants served before the 2012–17 cycle
0 = Unknown

Note: Select “Unknown” if the “at risk” status of a new participant first served in 2013-14 or 2014-15 was not collected at time of initial selection. Beginning with “new” participants first served in 2014-15, projects were required to determine if the participant met any of the regulatory “at risk” criteria; projects to report accordingly.


18
At Risk: Low Standardized Test Scores (at time of initial selection)
VetAtRiskStdTest
1 = Yes
2 = No
9 = Not applicable, prior and continuing participants served before the 2012–17 cycle
0 = Unknown

Note: Select “Unknown” if the “at risk” status of a new participant first served in 2013-14 or 2014-15 was not collected at time of initial selection.  Beginning with “new” participants first served in 2014-15, projects were required to determine if the participant met any of the regulatory “at risk” criteria; projects to report accordingly.
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Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
19
At Risk: Disability
VetAtRiskDisability
The presence of a disability, as defined in the program regulations, is one of three criteria used to determine if a participant is “at high risk for academic failure.” In the prior APR, a VUB project was required to report on the disability status of a participant for demographic purposes. Therefore, in this new field, report on the disability status of all current year and prior-year participants.

1 = Yes
2 = No
0 = Unknown

Please see “Definitions That Apply” in instructions







Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
20
Academic Need (at time of initial selection)
VetNeed
1 = Need established in one or more of the At-Risk fields 2 = Need for refresher courses
3 = Lack of career aspirations
4 = Lack of preparation for postsecondary enrollment/continuation
5 = Lack of confidence to transition into civilian life/postsecondary education 6 = Lack of support
7 = Lack of employable skills
8 = Lack of awareness of student financial aid and/or military education benefits
9 = Not applicable, prior and continuing participants served before the 2012– 17 cycle
10 = Other
0 = Unknown

In this field, please indicate the main reason the project is providing services to the participant; this may or may not be due to risk factors that the participant may have.


21
Recruitment
VetRecruit
1 = Referral from community agency
2 = Referral from veterans’ agency (e.g., U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans’ center)
3 = Advertisement
4 = Project’s web site
5 = Referral from educational institution
6 = Word of mouth/walk-in
7 = Referral from another TRIO project (e.g., Talent Search, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, other VUB project)
8 = Referral from non-TRIO program 10 = Other
0 = Unknown


22
Date of First Project Service
VetProjEntDT
Format is MM/DD/CCYY, e.g., 09/15/2020  MM = 01 – 12
DD  = 01 – 31
CC  = 19 – 21
YY  = 00 – 99
00/00/0000 = Unknown

For new participants, use the date the participant first received service from the Veterans Upward Bound project that is submitting this report. Do not use date of acceptance into the project unless that is the same as the date of first service.

Use the very first date of service at this project even if the participant subsequently left and reentered. Even if the participant transferred from another project, in this field give the date of first service at the project now submitting the report. (For continuing and prior-year participants, use the date entered in the earlier APR, even if it was a date of entry that differed from the date of first service.)

You do not need to provide the exact day; you may use 15 (midpoint of the month). If exact month or year is uncertain, use 00/00/0000 ("Unknown").





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23
Educational
VetGradeLV1
1 = High school dropout
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Status, at date of

2 = High school graduate



first project service

3 = GED/high school equivalency credential recipient





4 = High school graduate with some college





5 = GED/high school equivalency with some college





0 = Unknown


24
Employment
Status, at date of
first project service
VetJob
1 = Unemployed
2 = Employed part time
3 = Employed full time
4 = Retired
0 = Unknown
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25
Deceased or Incapacitated
VetDeceased
1 = Deceased prior participant
2 = Prior participant, permanently incapacitated
3 = Participant was served during reporting period 2025-26 but is now deceased
4 = Participant was served during reporting period 2025-26 but is now permanently incapacitated
9 = Not applicable: neither deceased nor permanently incapacitated 
0 = Unknown


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Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
26
Participant Status, for reporting year 2025-26
VetPartCD
1 = New participant (for reporting period)
2 = Continuing participant (from immediately preceding reporting period) 
3 = Reentry participant
4 = Prior-year participant

For this report, please use the following definitions:
A new participant is an individual who participated in the Veterans Upward Bound project for the first time in this 2025-26 reporting period.

--A continuing participant is an individual who participated in the project in both the current reporting period (i.e., 2025-26) and the reporting period immediately preceding (i.e., 2024-25).

--A reentry participant is an individual who attended the educational program offered by the project in a previous reporting year, suspended his or her participation, and reentered the program during the current reporting year (2025-26). You may also include in this category persons who completed the VUB program and returned to take it again, provided the participant had not enrolled in a program of postsecondary education.
However, participants who enrolled in a postsecondary education program after leaving VUB (either completing VUB or not) are not eligible to reenter VUB.

If a participant coded as “reentry” in one year (e.g., 2024-25) continues into the next year (e.g., 2025-26), he or she should be coded as “continuing” for the second year and for any subsequent year in which the student is served (2025-26 and continuous years thereafter).

-A prior-year participant is an individual who participated in the Veterans Upward Bound program in a previous reporting period but who has not received services on a continual basis during the current reporting period.

-The sum of the new, continuing, and reentry participants should equal the total number of participants the projects served during the reporting period.
















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Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is needed
27
Served by Another Federal Program Similar to VUB, during reporting year
VetServed
1 = Participant received services from an EOC project
2 = Participant received services from another federally funded program (other than EOC) that is similar to VUB
3 = Participant did not receive services from another federally funded program similar to VUB
9 = Not applicable, prior-year participant 
0 = Unknown

This field provides information on the participation of current VUB participants in other federally funded programs that were similar to VUB and were serving the same target area during 2025-26.

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28
Called to Active Duty during reporting year
VetCall
1 = Yes, current-year participant
2 = Yes, prior-year participant who was on active duty during the reporting year
3 = No
0 = Unknown

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29
Academic Improvement on Standardized Test Objective – Numerator, for reporting year
VetTestObj
1 = Yes, participant completed VUB program during the reporting year and improved academic performance as demonstrated by pre- and posttests.
2 = No, participant completed VUB program during the reporting year, took pre- and posttests but did not improve
3 = No, participant completed VUB program during the reporting year but did not take posttest, or participant completed VUB but test status is unknown
8 = Not applicable, served during reporting year but did not complete the VUB educational program during it
9 = Not applicable, prior year participant

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Field No.





Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is needed
30
Date of Last Project Service in VUB
VetLastSerDate
Format is MM/DD/CCYY, e.g., 03/31/2023 MM = 01 – 12
DD  = 01 – 31
CC = 20
YY = 00 – 99
88/88/8888 Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project
00/00/0000 = Unknown





Accuracy is particularly important for this field. Report date of last service for all participants who were no longer being served as of the date of APR submission.





You do not need to provide the exact day; you may use 15 (midpoint of the month). If exact month or year is uncertain, use 00/00/0000 ("Unknown").





Except for reentry participants, once date of last project service has been submitted in one year’s APR, the date must not change in a later reporting year. For reentry participants, this field must be updated to reflect the subsequent date of last service, once that date has been determined.






Field No.




Field Name



Database Column Name




Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is needed
31
VUB Educational Program Completion Year
VetCompleteYR
2222 = Other, completed the VUB program prior to 2011–12 project year 
2012 = Completed in 2012–13 project year
2013 = Completed in 2013–14 project year 
2014 = Completed in 2014–15 project year 
2015 = Completed in 2015–16 project year 
2016 = Completed in 2016–17 project year 
2017 = Completed in 2017–18 project year 
2018 = Completed in 2018–19 project year 
2019 = Completed in 2019–20 project year
2020 = Completed in 2020-21 project year
2021 = Completed in 2021-22 project year
2022 = Completed in 2022-23 project year
2023 = Completed in 2023-24 project year
2024 = Completed in 2024-25 project year
2025 = Completed in 2025-26 project year
2026 = Completed in 2026-27 project year

3333 = Reentry participant who had not enrolled in PSE following VUB participation, and who was still in the program as of the date of APR submission
7777 = Not applicable, left project before completing VUB, but enrolled in PSE 8888 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project
9999 = Not applicable, left project before completing VUB; has not enrolled in PSE 0 = Unknown

Data for this field should reflect information available as of the date of APR submission. Accuracy is particularly important for this field. Enter the project year in which the participant completed VUB.
Once one of the following codes has been submitted for field #31, the data must not change: 2222, yearly codes (2012–2026), and 7777 (exceptions allowed for reentry participants).





Field No.




Field Name



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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is needed
32
Reason for Leaving VUB Program, as of the end of the reporting period
VetLeave
Please provide information as of the end of the reporting period.
1 = Successfully completed program
2 = Did not complete program due to current need or desire for employment
3 = Did not complete program; moved out of project’s service area
4 = Did not complete program; no longer interested
5 = Did not complete program due to difficulties with academics
6 = Did not complete program due to family responsibilities
7 = Did not complete program; left after call to active duty
11 = Did not complete program due to medical reasons
9 = Did not complete program due to death or permanent incapacity of participant
10 = Did not complete program due to other reasons
0 = Did not complete program for unknown reasons
88 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project (include reentry participants still in program)


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Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the Next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
33
Basic Skills Development, for reporting year (2025-26)
VetBasicSkill
Participant received this service during the reporting year.

1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Not applicable, not offered by project 9 = Not applicable, prior-year participant 0 = Unknown





Please see "Definitions That Apply" in instructions.


34
Short Term
Remedial or Refresher Courses for reporting year (2025-26)
VetRefresher
Participant received this service during the reporting year.

1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Not applicable, not offered by project
9 = Not applicable; prior-year participant
0 = Unknown

Please see “Definitions That Apply” in instructions


35
Assistance in Securing Local Support, for reporting year (2025-26)
VetLocalSup
Participant received this service during the reporting year.

1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Not applicable, not offered by project
9 = Not applicable; prior-year participant
0 = Unknown

Please see “Definitions That Apply” in instructions







Field No.





Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
36
Special Services for Transition to PSE, for reporting year (2025-26)
VetSpSrvc
Participant received this service during the reporting year. 

1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Not applicable, not offered by project 9 = Not applicable, prior-year participant 0 = Unknown
Please see "Definitions That Apply" in instructions.







Field No.





Field Name




Database Column Name





Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
37
Date of First Postsecondary School Enrollment
VetFirstEnrollDT
Format is MM/DD/CCYY, e.g., 09/15/2024
MM = 01 – 12
DD  = 01 – 31
CC  = 19 – 20
YY  = 00 – 99
88/88/8888 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project (include reentry participants still in VUB)
99/99/9999 = Not applicable, left educational program (either completing or not) but has not yet enrolled in a program of postsecondary education
00/00/0000 = Unknown
Accuracy is particularly important for this field. Include only the enrollment date after leaving VUB (either successfully completing VUB or not). Do not use dates of any PSE enrollment prior to participation in VUB. If the participant has taken one or more non-credit PSE courses but is still participating in VUB, the participant should not be considered enrolled in postsecondary education.

You do not need to provide the exact day; you may use 15 (midpoint of the month). If exact month or year is uncertain, use 00/00/0000 ("Unknown").

Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted.

Once the date of first postsecondary enrollment has been submitted in one year’s APR, the date must not change in a later reporting year.






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Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
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Postsecondary Education Enrollment Cohort
VetPSECohort
2019 = 2019-20 
2020 = 2020-21 
2021 = 2021-22 
2022 = 2022-23
2023 = 2023-24
2024 = 2024-25
2025 = 2025-26

8888 = Has not yet enrolled in a postsecondary education program; timeframe allows potential for cohort
9999 = Does not qualify for a cohort. See General Instructions.

This field is used to establish the cohort of participants who will form the denominator for each project’s postsecondary completion PE objective and for two of the performance measures. From prior years’ APRs, the Department established postsecondary enrollment cohort year codes for participants through 2024-25; since these codes were derived from data that grantees had submitted, the Department will not allow changes to participants’ codes set in years prior to the current one. (See final pages of the General Instructions regarding criteria for establishing participants’ enrollment codes in the 2024-25 APR.) We also will not allow changes to code 9999.

The cohort years and values in the grantee’s final 2024-25 APR are included in the file a grantee must download from the 2025-26 VUB APR Web application. 







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Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed



Select option 2025 if participant: 
    • Completed VUB program in 2024-25 project year and enrolled in PS education program during the 2025-26 academic year (August 1, 2025–July 31, 2026) OR
    • Completed VUB program in 2025-26 project year and enrolled in PS education program during 2025-26 academic year (August 1, 2025– July 31, 2026)
Select option 2026 if participant:
    • Completed VUB program in 2024-25 project year and enrolled in PS education program during August or September 2026—the two months within both the 2025-26 project year and academic year 2026-27 OR
    • Completed VUB program in 2025-26 project year and enrolled in PS education program during 2026-27 academic year (August 1, 2025– July 31, 2026).
Note: Academic year is August 1 through July 31. Select option 8888 if participant:
    • Was enrolled in the VUB program or had reentered it; as of end of project year had not previously completed the VUB program and enrolled in postsecondary education following participation in VUB OR







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needed



    • Completed the VUB program during the 2024-25 project year but had not yet enrolled in postsecondary education OR
    • Left the VUB program without completing it; has not yet enrolled in a postsecondary education program

Select option 9999 if participant:
    • Did not enroll in a program of postsecondary education by the end of the project year following the project year in which the participant completed the VUB program.
    • Left VUB before completing the VUB program and has enrolled in a program of postsecondary education since leaving VUB.
    • Completed VUB in 2024-25 project year and enrolled in postsecondary education in dates within 2024 cohort (see table at end of General Instructions), but whose enrollment date and cohort year were not reported in 2024-25 APR.




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School Code for Postsecondary Institution First Attended
VetPSECode
B00000 – B99999 E00000 – E99999 G00000 – G99999 000001 – 999999


 




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Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed



555555 = Enrolled in a postsecondary institution not found in the Federal School Code Directory
666666 = Not applicable, prior participant whose enrollment in last institution attended was reported in previous grant cycle(s)
888888 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project 999999 = Not applicable, left educational program (either completing or not)
but has not yet enrolled in a program of postsecondary education 000000 = Unknown

Provide the six-digit school code for the postsecondary institution the participant first attended after participating in the Veterans Upward Bound program. If the participant began attendance in fall 2026 (i.e., after the end of the 2025-26 reporting period), please provide the code of the institution. The six-digit codes can be obtained from the following Web site:

https://studentaid.gov/fafsa-app/FSCsearch 

Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted.







Field No.





Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
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Source of Postsecondary Education Information
VetSelfTranCD
1 = Official college transcript
2 = Institutional data but not an official transcript 3 = Self-reported by participant
4 = Other third-party verification, e.g., National Student Clearinghouse
8 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project
9 = Not applicable, left educational program (either completing or not) but has not yet enrolled in a program of postsecondary education
0 = Unknown

This field should be based on postsecondary enrollment(s) that occurred after the participant left the VUB program (either completing or not). Data for this
field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted.

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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is needed
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College Status at beginning of academic year 
2025-26
VetPSEGrLV
1 = Accepted into postsecondary education program but not yet enrolled 2 = First year student in postsecondary education
3 = Postsecondary student continuing beyond first year
4 = Enrolled, completed a program of postsecondary education but continuing in postsecondary
5 = Not enrolled, completed a program of postsecondary education prior to beginning of academic year 2026-27
7 = Prior to beginning of academic year 2026-27, left a program of postsecondary education without completing it
8 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project 9 = Not applicable, left VUB educational program (either successfully
completing or not) but has not yet enrolled in a program of postsecondary education
10 = Other
0 = Unknown

This field should be based on the postsecondary enrollments that occurred after the participant left the VUB program (either completing or not). Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted.

If you choose option 4 or 5, both of which indicate that the participant completed a program of postsecondary education, you must also complete fields #44 and #45 (for certificate/diploma completion), fields #46 and #47 (for associate degree completion), and/or fields #48 and #49 (for bachelor’s degree completion).






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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is needed
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Postsecondary Remediation
VetPSRemediation
For members of the 2025-26 postsecondary education enrollment cohort (field #38), select 1–3 or 0; for others, select 9.
1 = Placed into college-level math and English in the first year of postsecondary education
2 = Placed into remedial math or English in the first year of postsecondary
Education
3 = Not applicable, VUB participant did not take math or English during the first year of postsecondary education
9 = Not applicable, participant not in 2025-26 postsecondary education enrollment cohort
0 = Unknown

This field is based on postsecondary enrollments that occurred after the participant completed the VUB program. Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted.

Regarding the term “remediation,” please see “Definitions That Apply” in the General Instructions

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Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
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Certificate/ Diploma Completed
VetCertificateCD
1 = Yes, completed certificate/diploma for occupational/educational program 2 = No (Not applicable), participant pursued another kind of postsecondary
credential (not associated with a certificate/diploma program) 6 = Enrolled in, but not yet completed certificate/diploma program 7 = Left a certificate/diploma program without completing it
8 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project
9 = Not applicable, left the educational program (either completing it or not) but has not yet enrolled in a program of postsecondary education
0 = Unknown

If participant has been in a certificate program, choose 1, 6, 7, or 0. Include only those completions that occurred after the participant left the VUB program
(either completing or not). Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted.







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Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
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Date of First Certificate/ Diploma
VetCertificateDT
Format is MM/DD/CCYY, e.g., 05/15/2025
MM = 01 – 12 DD = 01 – 31 CC = 19 – 20 YY = 00 – 99
22/22/2222 = Not applicable, participant pursued another kind of postsecondary credential (not associated with certificate/diploma program)
66/66/6666 = Not applicable, still enrolled in certificate/diploma program
77/77/7777 = Not applicable, left certificate/diploma program without completing it
88/88/8888 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project
99/99/9999 = Not applicable, left the educational program (either completing or not) but has not yet enrolled in program of postsecondary education
00/00/0000 = Unknown

Accuracy is particularly important for this field. This field collects dates of postsecondary completions that occurred after the participant left the VUB program (either completing or not). If participant has earned more than one certificate/diploma, report the date that the first certificate/diploma was completed.

You do not need to provide the exact day; you may use 15 (midpoint of the month). If exact month or year is uncertain, use 00/00/0000 ("Unknown"). Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted. Once date of first certificate/diploma
has been submitted in one year’s APR, the date must not change in a later reporting year.







Field No.





Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
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Associate Degree Attained
VetAssocDegreeCD
1 = Yes, attained associate degree

2 = No (Not applicable), participant pursued another kind of postsecondary credential (not associated with an associate degree program)
5 = Transferred to four-year institution without completing an associate degree 6 = Enrolled in, but not yet completed associate degree
7 = Not applicable, left associate degree program without completing it; did not transfer to a four-year institution

8 = NA, not yet completed the educational program offered by the project

9 = Not applicable, left the educational program (either completing or not) but has not yet enrolled in program of postsecondary education

0 = Unknown

If participant has been in an associate degree program, choose 1, 5, 6, 7, or 0. Include only those completions that occurred after the participant left the VUB program (either completing or not). Data for this field should reflect
information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted.

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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
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Date of First Associate Degree
VetAssocDegreeDT
Format is MM/DD/CCYY, e.g., 05/15/2025
MM = 01 – 12 DD = 01 – 31 CC = 19 – 20 YY = 00 – 99
22/22/2222 = Not applicable, participant pursued another kind of postsecondary credential (not associated with an associate degree program)
55/55/5555 = Transferred to 4-year institution w/o completing an associate degree 
66/66/6666 = Not applicable, still enrolled in associate degree program 77/77/7777 = Not applicable, left associate degree program without
completing it; did not transfer to a four-year institution
88/88/8888 = Not applicable, not yet completed the educational program offered by the project
99/99/9999 = Not applicable, left educational program (either completing or not) but has not yet enrolled in program of postsecondary education
00/00/0000 = Unknown

Accuracy is particularly important for this field. This field collects dates of postsecondary completions that occurred after the participant left the VUB program (either completing or not). If participant has earned more than one associate degree, report the date that the first associate degree was completed. You do not need to provide the exact day; you may use 15 (midpoint of the month). If exact month or year is uncertain, use 00/00/0000 ("Unknown"). Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted. Once date of first
associate degree has been submitted in one year’s APR, the date must not change in a later reporting year.






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Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
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Bachelor’s Degree Attained
VetBachDegreeCD
1 = Yes, attained bachelor’s degree
2 = No (Not applicable), participant pursued another kind of postsecondary credential (not associated with bachelor’s degree program)
6 = Enrolled in, but not yet completed bachelor’s degree 7 = Left bachelor’s degree program without completing it
8 = Not applicable, not yet completed the educational program offered by the
Project
9 = Not applicable, left educational program (either completing or not) but has not yet enrolled in a program of postsecondary education
0 = Unknown

If participant has been in a bachelor’s degree program, choose 1, 6, 7, or 0. Include only those completions that occurred after the participant left the VUB program (either completing or not). Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted.

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Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is needed
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Date of First Bachelor’s Degree
VetBachDegreeDT
Format is MM/DD/CCYY, e.g., 05/15/2025
MM = 01 – 12; DD = 01 – 31; CC = 19 – 20; YY = 00 – 99

22/22/2222 = Not applicable, participant pursued another kind of postsecondary credential (not associated with bachelor’s degree program)
66/66/6666 = Not applicable, still enrolled in bachelor’s degree program
77/77/7777 = Not applicable, left bachelor’s degree program without completing it
88/88/8888 = Not applicable, still in the educational program offered by the project
99/99/9999 = Not applicable, left educational program (either completing or not) but has not yet enrolled in program of postsecondary education
00/00/0000 = Unknown

Accuracy is particularly important for this field. This field collects dates of postsecondary completions that occurred after the participant left the VUB program (either completing or not). If participant has earned more than one bachelor’s degree, report the date that the first bachelor’s degree was completed. You do not need to provide the exact day; you may use 15 (midpoint of the month). If exact month or year is uncertain, use 00/00/0000 ("Unknown"). Data for this field should reflect information available to the project as of the date on which the APR is submitted. Once date of first
bachelor’s degree has been submitted in one year’s APR, the date must not change in a later reporting year.







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Field Name




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Valid Field Content
Data for field must not change from one reporting year to the next
Grantee must check field each report year to see if update is
needed
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Length of Active Duty (2020-21 Postsecondary Ed. Cohort)
VetActiveDuty
Participant in 2020 postsecondary education enrollment cohort who was called to active duty at any time between 2020-21 and 2025-26 and served on active duty during that period for:
1 = 1–11 months
2 = 12–23 months
3 = 24–35 months
4 = 36–47 months
5 = 48–59 months
6 = 60–71 months
7 = 72–84 months
8 = Called to active duty but number of months unknown
9 = Not called to active duty, or active-duty status is unknown
99 = Not applicable, not in 2020-21 postsecondary education enrollment cohort.




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Participant’s Name Change (Optional)
FullNameChange
If the participant changed his or her name, and if the project needs to use this information to help track the student, please enter the participant’s changed full name (i.e., first and last name). Note that the first and last names provided in fields #5 and 6 (VetLastNM and VetFirstNM) remain identifiers that the Department will use to track the student; thus fields #5 and 6 must not change from year to year.
Names entered here may be in a variety of formats, e.g., John Doe, John D. Doe, Jane Smith-Doe, Jane Smith Doe, John Doe II, John Doe, Jr. Moreover, you will be able to update this field in subsequent reporting periods.
If the student has not changed his or her name from that provided in fields LastNM and FirstNM (fields #5 and 6), there is no need to complete this field.

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Note to the Data Collector: Please see Privacy Act Statement below and convey its content to participants as you collect the information.
Privacy Act Statement - In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law No. 93-579, 5 U. S.C. 552A), you are hereby notified that the Department of Education is authorized to collect information to implement the Upward Bound program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (Pub. Law 102-325, sec. 402A and 402C). In accordance with this authority, the Department receives and maintains personal information on participants in the Upward Bound program. The principal purpose for collecting this information is to administer the program, including tracking and evaluating participants’ academic progress. Providing the information on this form is voluntary; failure to disclose personal information will not result in denial of any right, benefit, or privilege to which the participant is entitled. The information that is collected on this form will be retained in the program files and may be released to other Department officials in the performance of official duties. The information will not be disclosed outside of the Department, except as allowed by the Privacy Act of 1974, pursuant to the routine uses identified in the System of Records Notice titled “TRIO Programs Annual Performance Report (APR) System (TRIO APR).”



[This document is dated April 2026.]