| AwardYear: 1996-1997 Edition: PostSecondary Part: Appendix B- Directory of State Agencies SectionNumber: SectionTitle: Directory of State Agencies PageNumbers: 93-106 Listed below for each state are the agencies responsible for administering the SSIG and Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Programs in that state. ALABAMA SSIG Program: Alabama Commission on Higher Education 3465 Norman Bridge Road, Suite 205 Montgomery, Alabama 36105-2310 TEL: (334) 242-1998 Byrd Program: State Department of Education Gordon Persons Office Building 50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3901 TEL: (334) 242-9950 ALASKA SSIG Program: Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education 3030 Vintage Boulevard Juneau, Alaska 99801-7109 TEL: (907) 465-2962 Byrd Program: State Department of Education Goldbelt Place 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200 Juneau, Alaska 99801-7109 TEL: (907) 465-8715 ARIZONA SSIG Program: Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education 2020 North Central Avenue, Suite 275 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4503 TEL: (602) 229-2593 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 1535 West Jefferson Phoenix, Arizona 85007 TEL: (602) 542-3053 ARKANSAS SSIG Program: Arkansas Department of Higher Education 114 East Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3818 TEL: (501) 324-9300 Byrd Program: Arkansas Department of Education 4 State Capitol Mall, Room 304A Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071 TEL: (501) 682-4474 CALIFORNIA SSIG Program: California Student Aid Commission Suite 500, P.O. Box 510845 Sacramento, California 94245-0845 TEL: (916) 445-0880 Byrd Program: California Student Aid Commission 1515 S Street, North Building Suite 500, P.O. Box 510845 Sacramento, California 94245-0621 TEL: (916) 322-2294 COLORADO SSIG Program: Colorado Commission on Higher Education Colorado Heritage Center 1300 Broadway, 2nd Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 TEL: (303) 866-2723 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 201 East Colfax Avenue Denver, Colorado 80203-1705 TEL: (303) 866-6779 CONNECTICUT SSIG and Byrd Programs: Connecticut Department of Higher Education 61 Woodland Street Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2391 TEL: (203) 566-3910 DELAWARE SSIG Program: Delaware Higher Education Commission Carvel State Office Building, 4th Floor 820 North French Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 TEL: (302) 577-3240 Byrd Program: State Department of Public Instruction Townsend Building, #279 Federal & Lockerman Streets Post Office Box 1402 Dover, Delaware 19903-1402 TEL: (302) 739-5622 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SSIG Program: Department of Human Services Office of Postsecondary Education, Research and Assistance 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., Suite 401 Washington, D.C. 20020 TEL: (202) 727-3688 Byrd Program: District of Columbia Public Schools Division of Student Services 4501 Lee Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20019 TEL: (202) 724-4934 FLORIDA SSIG and Byrd Programs: Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance 1344 Florida Education Center 325 West Gaines Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 SSIG TEL: (904) 487-0049 Byrd TEL: (904) 488-1034 GEORGIA SSIG Program: Georgia Student Finance Commission State Loans & Grants Division 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 245 Tucker, Georgia 30084 TEL: (770) 414-3000 ; (800) 776-6878 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 2054 Twin Towers East, 205 Butler Street Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5040 TEL: (404) 656-5812 HOPE Grant: TEL: (770) 414-3085 ; (800) 546-4673 HAWAII SSIG Program: Hawaii State Postsecondary Education Commission 2444 Dole Street, Room 202 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2394 TEL: (808) 956-8213 Byrd Program: Hawaii Department of Education 2530 10th Avenue, Room A12 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 TEL: (808) 733-9103 IDAHO SSIG Program: Idaho Board of Education P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0037 TEL: (208) 334-2270 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 650 West State Street Boise, Idaho 83720 TEL: (208) 334-2113 ILLINOIS SSIG and Byrd Programs: Illinois Student Assistance Commission 1755 Lake Cook Road Deerfield, Illinois 60015-5209 TEL: (708) 948-8500 INDIANA SSIG Program: State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana 150 West Market Street, Suite 500 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2811 TEL: (317) 232-2350 Byrd Program: Indiana Department of Education State House, Room 229 Center for School Improvement & Performance Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2798 TEL: (317) 232-2350 IOWA SSIG and Byrd Programs: Iowa College Student Aid Commission 914 Grand Avenue, Suite 201 Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2824 TEL: 1-800-383-4222 KANSAS SSIG Program: Kansas Board of Regents 700 S.W. Harrison, Suite 1410 Topeka, Kansas 66603-3760 TEL: (913) 296-3517 Byrd Program: State Department of Education Kansas State Education Building 120 East Tenth Street Topeka, Kansas 66612-1103 TEL: (913) 296-4876 KENTUCKY SSIG Program: Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority 1050 U.S. 127 South, Suite 102 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-4323 TEL: 1-800-928-8926 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 500 Mero Street 1919 Capital Plaza Tower Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 TEL: (502) 564-3421 LOUISIANA SSIG Program: Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission Office of Student Financial Assistance P.O. Box 91202 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-9202 TEL: 1-800-259-5626 Byrd Program: State Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 626 North 4th Street, 12th Floor Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064 TEL: (504) 342-2098 MAINE SSIG and Byrd Programs: Finance Authority of Maine P.O. Box 949 Augusta, Maine 04333-0949 TEL: (207) 287-2183 MARYLAND SSIG Program: Maryland Higher Education Commission Jeffrey Building 16 Francis Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1781 TEL: (410) 974-5370 Byrd Program: Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595 TEL: (410) 767-0480 MASSACHUSETTS SSIG Program: Massachusetts Higher Education Coordinating Council 330 Stuart Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 TEL: (617) 727-9420 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148-5023 TEL: (617) 388-3300 MICHIGAN SSIG and Byrd Programs: Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority Office of Scholarships and Grants P.O. Box 30462 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7962 TEL: (517) 373-3394 MINNESOTA SSIG Program: Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board Capitol Square Building, Suite 400 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2292 TEL: 1-800-657-3866 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 712 Capitol Square Building 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 TEL: (612) 282-5088 MISSISSIPPI SSIG Program: Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, Mississippi 39211-6453 TEL: (601) 982-6663 Byrd Program: State Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771 TEL: (601) 359-3768 MISSOURI SSIG Program: Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education 3515 Amazonas Drive Jefferson City, Missouri 65109-5717 TEL: (314) 751-2361 Byrd Program: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 205 Jefferson Street, Sixth Floor Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0480 TEL: (314) 751-2931 MONTANA SSIG Program: Montana University System 2500 Broadway Helena, Montana 59620-3103 TEL: (406) 444-6570 Byrd Program: State Office of Public Instruction State Capitol, Room 106 Helena, Montana 59620 TEL: (406) 444-4422 NEBRASKA SSIG Program: Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education P.O. Box 95005 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5005 TEL: (402) 471-2848 Byrd Program: Nebraska Department of Education P.O. Box 94987 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987 TEL: (402) 471-2784 NEVADA SSIG and Byrd Programs: Nevada Department of Education 400 West King Street Capitol Complex Carson City, Nevada 89710 TEL: (702) 687-5915 NEW HAMPSHIRE SSIG Program: New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission 2 Industrial Park Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03301-8512 TEL: (603) 271-2555 Byrd Program: State Department of Education State Office Park South 101 Pleasant Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 TEL: (603) 271-2632 NEW JERSEY SSIG Program: State of New Jersey Office of Student Financial Assistance 4 Quakerbridge Plaza, CN 540 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 TEL: (609) 588-3200 ; (800) 356-5562 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 225 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500 TEL: (609) 984-6409 NEW MEXICO SSIG Program: New Mexico Commission on Higher Education 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-4295 TEL: (505) 827-7383 Byrd Program: State Department of Education Education Building 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2786 TEL: (505) 827-6648 NEW YORK SSIG Program: New York State Higher Education Services Corporation One Commerce Plaza Albany, New York 12255 TEL: (518) 474-5642 Byrd Program: State Education Department 111 Education Building Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12234 TEL: (518) 474-5705 NORTH CAROLINA SSIG Program: North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority P.O. Box 2688 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 TEL: (919) 821-4743 ; (800) 722-2838 Byrd Program: State Department of Public Instruction Education Building Division of Teacher Education 116 West Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1712 TEL: (919) 715-1161 NORTH DAKOTA SSIG Program: North Dakota University System North Dakota Student Financial Assistance Program 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0230 TEL: (701) 328-4114 Byrd Program: State Department of Public Instruction State Capitol Building, 11th Floor 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0164 TEL: (701) 224-2271 OHIO SSIG Program: Ohio Student Aid Commission 309 South Fourth Street P.O. Box 182452 Columbus, Ohio 43218-2452 TEL: (614) 466-8716 ; (800) 837-6752 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 65 South Front Street, Room 1005 Columbus, Ohio 43266-0308 TEL: (614) 466-2761 OKLAHOMA SSIG Program: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program P.O. Box 3020 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-3020 TEL: (405) 524-9194 Byrd Program: State Department of Education Oliver Hodge Memorial Education Building 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 TEL: (405) 521-4122 OREGON SSIG Program: Oregon State Scholarship Commission 1500 Valley River Drive, Suite 100 Eugene, Oregon 97401 TEL: (503) 687-7400 Byrd Program: Oregon Department of Education 700 Pringle Parkway, S.E. Salem, Oregon 97310-0290 TEL: (503) 378-5585 PENNSYLVANIA SSIG Program : Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency 1200 North Seventh Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102-1444 TEL: (717) 257-2800 ; (800) 692-7435 Byrd Program: Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency P. O. Box 8114 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8114 TEL: (717) 783-2862 RHODE ISLAND SSIG Program: Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority 560 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 TEL: 1-800-922-9855 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 22 Hayes Street Providence, Rhode Island 02908 TEL: (401) 277-3126 SOUTH CAROLINA SSIG Program: South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission 1310 Lady Street, Suite 811 P.O. Box 12159 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 TEL: (803) 734-1200 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 803-a Rutledge Building 1429 Senate Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 TEL: (803) 734-8364 SOUTH DAKOTA SSIG and Byrd Programs: Department of Education and Cultural Affairs Office of the Secretary 700 Governors Drive Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291 TEL: (605) 773-3134 TENNESSEE SSIG Program: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Suite 1950, Parkway Towers 404 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0820 TEL: (615) 741-1346 Byrd Program: State Department of Education 100 Cordell Hull Building Nashville, Tennessee 37219-5335 TEL: (615) 741-1346 ; (800) 342-1663 (TN residents) TEXAS SSIG Program: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 12788 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 TEL: (512) 483-6340 ; (800) 242-3062 Byrd Program: Texas Education Agency William B. Travis Building 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701-1494 TEL: (512) 483-6340 UTAH SSIG Program: Utah State Board of Regents Utah System of Higher Education 355 West North Temple #3 Triad Center, Suite 550 Salt Lake City, Utah 84180-1205 TEL: (801) 321-7205 Byrd Program: Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 TEL: (801) 538-7779 VERMONT SSIG and Byrd Programs: Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Champlain Mill, P.O. Box 2000 Winooski, Vermont 05404-2601 TEL: (802) 655-0464 ; (800) 642-3177 VIRGINIA SSIG Program: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia James Monroe Building 101 North Fourteenth Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 TEL: (804) 225-2141 ; (804) 225-2624 Byrd Program: State Department of Education P.O. Box 2120 James Monroe Building 14th and Franklin Streets Richmond, Virginia 23216-2120 TEL: (804) 225-2072 WASHINGTON SSIG Program: Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board 917 Lakeridge Way, S.W. P.O. Box 43430 Olympia, Washington 98504-3430 TEL: (360) 753-7850 Byrd Program: State Department of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box FG11 Olympia, Washington 98504-3211 TEL: (206) 753-2858 WEST VIRGINIA SSIG and Byrd Programs: Central Office, State College and University Systems of West Virginia P.O. Box 4007 Charleston, West Virginia 25364-4007 SSIG TEL: (304) 347-1211 Byrd TEL: (304) 347-1266 WISCONSIN SSIG Program: Higher Educational Aids Board P.O. Box 7885 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7885 TEL: (608) 267-2206 Byrd Program: State Department of Public Instruction 125 South Webster Street P.O. Box 7841 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841 TEL: (608) 266-2364 WYOMING SSIG Program: University of Wyoming Student Financial Aid Office Box 3335 Laramie, Wyoming 82071 TEL: (307) 766-2117 Byrd Program: Wyoming State Department of Education Hathaway Building 2300 Capitol Avenue, 2nd Floor Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0050 TEL: (307) 777-6265 AMERICAN SAMOA SSIG and Byrd Programs: American Samoa Community College Board of Higher Education P.O. Box 2609 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-2609 TEL: (684) 699-9155 GUAM SSIG and Byrd Program: University of Guam 303 University Drive Mangilao, Guam 96923 SSIG TEL: (671) 734-4469 Byrd TEL: (671) 472-8524 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS SSIG Program: Northern Marianas College P.O. Box 1250 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 96950 TEL: (670) 234-6128 Byrd Program: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Public Education Public School System P.O. Box 1370, CK Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 96950 TEL: (670) 322-6402 PUERTO RICO SSIG Program: Council on Higher Education UPR Station, Box 23305 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931 TEL: (809) 758-3350 Byrd Program: Department of Education P.O. Box 759 Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00919 TEL: (809) 753-1623 VIRGIN ISLANDS SSIG Program: Virgin Islands Joint Boards of Education Charlotte Amalie, P.O. Box 11900 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801 TEL: (809) 774-4546 Byrd Program: Virgin Islands Department of Education Office of Federal Programs No. 44-46 Kongens Gade, Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802 TEL: (809) 774-0100 Byrd Program Representatives for Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia 1725 N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 TEL: (202) 223-4383 Republic of the Marshall Islands RMI Scholarship Grant and Loan Board P.O. Box 1436 3 Lagoon Road Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960 TEL: (692) 625-3108 Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Bureau P.O. Box 9 Koror, Republic of Palau, TT 96940 TEL: (680) 488-1003 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SSIG Program: Office of Postsecondary Education Student Financial Assistance Programs Pell and State Grant Section U.S. Department of Education ROB-3, Room 3045 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202-5447 TEL: (202) 708-4607 Byrd Program: Division of Higher Education Incentive Programs Higher Education Programs Office of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education 1280 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Suite C80 Washington, D.C. 20024 |