On August 12, 2010, state budget cuts reduced the amount from $2000/year to $1500/year for that year.
On November 25, 2013, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced at a college preparatory school in Kansas City, Missouri that he included a proposal in Missouri's 2015 budget that would offer an option to receive up to $5,000 extra per year if recipients stayed in Missouri after finishing college for the number of years they received Bright Flight.[1]
On July 21, 2020, Universities in Missouri received an email from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development that noted, βThe General Assembly appropriated $20,176,666 in Bright Flight funds for state fiscal year 2021. However, based on current economic conditions the Governor has restricted almost $6.5 million of those funds, significantly reducing the amount of funds available to the program. As a result, the estimated Bright Flight award amounts have been reduced from $3,000 to $1,800 to ensure expenditures do not exceed the available funds. We regret the impact this unavoidable reduction will have on students and we will consider a mid-year increase to award amounts if the restricted funds are released. Final award amounts for both programs will be announced in August.β This email reflected the budget cuts indicated by the Governor in the previous month.
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