---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 303.101"
title: "34"
number: "303.101"
heading: "State eligibility—requirements for a grant under this part."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/303.101"
---

# §303.101. State eligibility—requirements for a grant under this part.


In order to be eligible for a grant under part C of the Act for any fiscal year, a State must meet the following conditions:

- (a) **Assurances regarding early intervention services and a statewide system.** The State must provide assurances to the Secretary that—
  - (1) The State has adopted a policy that appropriate early intervention services, as defined in [§ 303.13](/cfr/34/303.13.md), are available to all infants and toddlers with disabilities in the State and their families, including—
    - (i) Indian infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families residing on a reservation geographically located in the State;
    - (ii) Infants and toddlers with disabilities who are homeless children and their families; and
    - (iii) Infants and toddlers with disabilities who are wards of the State; and
  - (2) The State has in effect a statewide system of early intervention services that meets the requirements of section 635 of the Act, including policies and procedures that address, at a minimum, the components required in [§§ 303.111 through 303.126](/cfr/34/303.111..303.126.md).
- (b) **State application and assurances.** The State must provide information and assurances to the Secretary, in accordance with subpart C of this part, including—
  - (1) Information that shows that the State meets the State application requirements in [§§ 303.200 through 303.212](/cfr/34/303.200..303.212.md); and
  - (2) Assurances that the State also meets the requirements in [§§ 303.221 through 303.227](/cfr/34/303.221..303.227.md).
- (c) **Approval before implementation.** The State must obtain approval by the Secretary before implementing any policy or procedure required to be submitted as part of the State's application in §§ [303.203](/cfr/34/303.203.md), [303.204](/cfr/34/303.204.md), [303.206](/cfr/34/303.206.md), [303.207](/cfr/34/303.207.md), [303.208](/cfr/34/303.208.md), [303.209](/cfr/34/303.209.md), and [303.211](/cfr/34/303.211.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1431 through 1444, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 60244, Sept. 28, 2011, unless otherwise noted.