The Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps was an initiative of Texas A&M University at Galveston and is now operated by the Texas National Guard. The program provides education, training, career development and service to the community for at risk youth aged 16-18 who are not performing well in high school. Seaborne addresses the distressing economic and social problems that result when students drop out of school. The Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps, now in its fourteenth year, was incorporated into the National Guard Bureau's National Youth ChalleNGe Program in July 1999 as the program's 26th state. Funding comes from the federal government, matching funds from the State of Texas, and private foundations.