---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 645.4"
title: "34"
number: "645.4"
heading: "What are the grantee requirements for documenting the low-income and first-generation status of participants?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/645.4"
---

# §645.4. What are the grantee requirements for documenting the low-income and first-generation status of participants?

- (a) **For purposes of documenting a participant's low-income status the following applies—**
  - (1) In the case of a student who is not an independent student, an institution shall document that the student is a low-income individual by obtaining and maintaining—
    - (i) A signed statement from the student's parent or legal guardian regarding family income;
    - (ii) Verification of family income from another governmental source;
    - (iii) A signed financial aid application; or
    - (iv) **A signed United States or Puerto Rican income tax return.**
  - (2) In the case of a student who is an independent student, an institution shall document that the student is a low-income individual by obtaining and maintaining—
    - (i) A signed statement from the student regarding family income;
    - (ii) Verification of family income from another governmental source;
    - (iii) A signed financial aid application; or
    - (iv) **A signed United States or Puerto Rican income tax return.**
- (b) For purposes of documenting potential first generation college student status, documentation consists of a signed statement from a dependent participant's parent, or a signed statement from an independent participant.
- (c) A grantee does not have to revalidate a participant's eligibility after the participant's initial selection.

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 4748, Jan. 24, 1995, as amended at 75 FR 65784, Oct. 26, 2010]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-13, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 4748, Jan. 24, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[60 FR 4748, Jan. 24, 1995, as amended at 75 FR 65784, Oct. 26, 2010]