---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 1070c–2"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "1070c–2"
heading: "Applications for leveraging educational assistance partnership programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/1070c-2"
units:
  - "Chapter 28 — Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance"
  - "Subchapter IV — Student Assistance"
  - "Part A — Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education"
  - "Subpart 4 — leveraging educational assistance partnership program"
---

# §1070c–2. Applications for leveraging educational assistance partnership programs

- (a) **Submission and contents of applications—** A [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) which desires to obtain a payment under this subpart for any fiscal year shall submit annually an application therefor through the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) agency administering its program under this subpart as of July 1, 1985, unless the Governor of that [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) so designates, in writing, a different agency to administer the program. The application shall contain such information as may be required by, or pursuant to, regulation for the purpose of enabling the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) to make the determinations required under this subpart.
- (b) **Payment of Federal share of grants made by qualified program—** From a [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A)’s allotment under this subpart for any fiscal year the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) is authorized to make payments to such [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) for paying up to 50 percent of the amount of student grants pursuant to a [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) program which—
  - (1) is administered by a single [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) agency;
  - (2) provides that such grants will be in amounts not to exceed the lesser of $12,500 or the student’s cost of attendance per [academic year](/usc/20/1088.md?p=a-2-A) (A) for attendance on a full-time basis at an [institution of higher education](/usc/20/1001.md?p=a), and (B) for campus-based community service work learning study jobs;
  - (3) provides that—
    - (A) not more than 20 percent of the allotment to the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) for each fiscal year may be used for the purpose described in paragraph (2)(B);
    - (B) grants for the campus-based community work learning study jobs may be made only to students who are otherwise eligible for assistance under this subpart; and
    - (C) grants for such jobs be made in accordance with the provisions of [section 1087–53(b)(1) of this title](/usc/20/1087–53.md?p=b-1);
  - (4) provides for the selection of recipients of such grants or of such [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) work-study jobs on the basis of substantial financial need determined annually on the basis of criteria established by the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) and approved by the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17), except that for the purpose of collecting data to make such determination of financial need, no student or parent shall be charged a fee that is payable to an entity other than such [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A);
  - (5) provides that, effective with respect to any [academic year](/usc/20/1088.md?p=a-2-A) beginning on or after October 1, 1978, all [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) institutions of higher education in the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) are eligible to participate in the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) program, except in any [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) in which participation of [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) institutions of higher education is in violation of the constitution of the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) or in any [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) in which participation of [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) institutions of higher education is in violation of a statute of the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) which was enacted prior to October 1, 1978;
  - (6) provides for the payment of the non-Federal portion of such grants or of such work-study jobs from funds supplied by such [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) which represent an additional expenditure for such year by such [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) for grants or work-study jobs for students attending institutions of higher education over the amount expended by such [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) for such grants or work-study jobs, if any, during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which such [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) initially received funds under this subpart;
  - (7) provides that if the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A)’s allocation under this subpart is based in part on the financial need demonstrated by students who are [independent](/usc/20/1087vv.md?p=d) students or attending the institution less than full time, a reasonable proportion of the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A)’s allocation shall be made available to such students;
  - (8) provides for [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) expenditures under such program of an amount not less than the average annual aggregate expenditures for the preceding three fiscal years or the average annual expenditure per full-time equivalent student for such years;
  - (9) provides (A) for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) agency under this subpart, and (B) for the making of such reports, in such form and containing such information, as may be reasonably necessary to enable the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) to perform his functions under this subpart;
  - (10) for any [academic year](/usc/20/1088.md?p=a-2-A) beginning after June 30, 1987, provides the non-Federal share of the amount of student grants or work-study jobs under this subpart through [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) funds for the program under this subpart; and
  - (11) provides notification to eligible students that such grants are—
    - (A) Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Grants; and
    - (B) funded by the Federal Government, the [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A), and, where applicable, other contributing partners.
- (c) **Reservation and disbursement of allotments and reallotments—** Upon his approval of any application for a payment under this subpart, the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) shall reserve from the applicable allotment (including any applicable reallotment) available therefor, the amount of such payment, which (subject to the limits of such allotment or reallotment) shall be equal to the Federal share of the cost of the students’ incentive grants or work-study jobs covered by such application. The [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) shall pay such reserved amount, in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments as the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) may determine. The [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) may amend the reservation of any amount under this section, either upon approval of an amendment of the application or upon revision of the estimated cost of the student grants or work-study jobs with respect to which such reservation was made. If the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) approves an upward revision of such estimated cost, the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) may reserve the Federal share of the added cost only from the applicable allotment (or reallotment) available at the time of such approval.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 415C, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1333; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 404(b)–(d), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(b)(27), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2459; Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 407(a)(2)(B), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1666; Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, § 407(b), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3215.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1070c–2, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 415C, as added Pub. L. 92–318, title I, § 131(b)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 256; amended Pub. L. 94–482, title I, § 123(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2094; Pub. L. 95–43, § 1(a)(6), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 213; Pub. L. 95–566, § 3, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2403; Pub. L. 96–374, title IV, § 404(c), title XIII, § 1391(a)(1), (2), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1407, 1503, related to payment of grants to States for State student incentives, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–315, § 407(b)(1), substituted “not to exceed the lesser of $12,500 or the student’s cost of attendance per academic year” for “not in excess of $5,000 per academic year”.

Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 110–315, § 407(b)(2), struck out “and” after semicolon.

Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 110–315, § 407(b)(3), struck out “a direct appropriation of” before “State funds” and substituted “; and” for period at end.

Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 110–315, § 407(b)(4), added par. (11).

1998—Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “leveraging educational assistance partnership” for “State student incentive grant” in section catchline.

1993—Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 103–208 substituted a semicolon for period at end.

1992—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–325, § 404(b), substituted “$5,000” for “$2,500”.

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 102–325, § 404(c), inserted before semicolon at end “, except that for the purpose of collecting data to make such determination of financial need, no student or parent shall be charged a fee that is payable to an entity other than such State”.

Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 102–325, § 404(d), amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: “provides that, if the institution’s allocation under this subpart is based in part on the financial need demonstrated by students attending the institution less than full time, a reasonable proportion of the institution’s allocation shall be made available to such students;”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–208 effective as if included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102–325, except as otherwise provided, see section 5(a) of Pub. L. 103–208, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.