§692.71. What activities may be funded under the SLEAP Program?

34 C.F.R. § 692.71

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.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

[66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001]

Source: 65 FR 65608, Nov. 1, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c-1070c-4, unless otherwise noted.

Source: 52 FR 45433, Nov. 27, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

[66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001]