34 C.F.R. Subpart B—Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program
Title 34 - Education
Source: 65 FR 65608, Nov. 1, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
The Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (SLEAP) Program assists States in providing grants, scholarships, and community service work-study assistance to eligible students who attend institutions of higher education and demonstrate financial need. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a) [66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001] The regulations listed in §692.3 also apply to the SLEAP Program. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a) The definitions listed in §692.4 apply to the SLEAP Program. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a) [66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001] To receive SLEAP Program funds for any fiscal year, a State must— (a) Participate in the LEAP Program; (b) Meet the requirements in §692.60; and (c) Have a program that satisfies the requirements in §692.21(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j), and (k). (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a) [65 FR 65608, Nov. 1, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001] To receive assistance under the SLEAP Program, a student must meet the eligibility requirements contained in §692.40. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a) [66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001]
Title 34: Education
PART 692—LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Subpart B—Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program
General
§ 692.50 What is the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program?
§ 692.51 What other regulations apply to the SLEAP Program?
§ 692.52 What definitions apply to the SLEAP Program?
§ 692.53 What requirements must a State satisfy to receive SLEAP Program funds?
§ 692.54 What eligibility requirements must a student satisfy to participate in the SLEAP Program?
How Does a State Apply To Participate in the SLEAP Program?
§ 692.60 What must a State do to receive an allotment under the SLEAP Program?
To receive an allotment under the SLEAP Program, a State must—
(a) Submit an application in accordance with the provisions in §692.20;
(b) Identify the activities in §692.71 for which it plans to use the SLEAP Federal and non-Federal funds;
(c) Ensure that the non-Federal funds used as matching funds represent dollars that are in excess of the total dollars that a State spent for need-based grants, scholarships, and work-study assistance for fiscal year 1999, including the State funds reported as part of its LEAP Program;
(d) Provide an assurance that for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year for which the State is requesting Federal funds, the amount the State expended from non-Federal sources per student, or the aggregate amount the State expended, for all the authorized activities in §692.71 will be no less than the amount the State expended from non-Federal sources per student, or in the aggregate, for those activities for the second fiscal year prior to the fiscal year for which the State is requesting Federal funds; and
(e) Ensure that the Federal share will not exceed one-third of the total funds expended under the SLEAP Program.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a)
[65 FR 65608, Nov. 1, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001]
What Is the Amount of Assistance and How May It Be Used?
§ 692.70 How does the Secretary allot funds to the States?
For each fiscal year, the Secretary allots to each eligible State that applies for SLEAP funds an amount in accordance with the provisions in §692.10.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a)
§ 692.71 What activities may be funded under the SLEAP Program?
A State may use the funds it receives under the SLEAP Program for one or more of the following activities:
(a) Supplement LEAP grant awards to eligible students who demonstrate financial need by—
(1) Increasing the LEAP grant award amounts for students; or
(2) Increasing the number of students receiving LEAP grant awards.
(b) Supplement LEAP community service work-study awards to eligible students who demonstrate financial need by—
(1) Increasing the LEAP community service work-study award amounts for students; or
(2) Increasing the number of students receiving LEAP community service work-study awards.
(c) Award scholarships to eligible students who demonstrate financial need and who—
(1) Demonstrate merit or academic achievement; or
(2) Wish to enter a program of study leading to a career in—
(i) Information technology;
(ii) Mathematics, computer science, or engineering;
(iii) Teaching; or
(iv) Other fields determined by the State to be critical to the State's workforce needs.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a)
[66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001]
§ 692.72 May a State use the funds it receives under the SLEAP Program to pay administrative costs?
A State may not use any of the funds it receives under the SLEAP Program to pay any administrative costs.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a)
[66 FR 34040, June 26, 2001]
How Does a State Administer Its Community Service Work-Study Program?
§ 692.80 How does a State administer its community service work-study program?
When administering its community service work-study program, a State must follow the provisions in §692.30, other than the provisions of paragraph (a)(1) of that section.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a)
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