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Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

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

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part Part A— - Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education › Subpart subpart 4— - leveraging educational assistance partnership program › § 1070c–2

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

To get money under this program, a State must send in an application every year through the state agency that ran the program on July 1, 1985, unless the Governor names a different agency in writing. The application must give the information the rules ask for so the Secretary can make the needed decisions. The Secretary can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of student grants under a State program that meets certain rules: one state agency must run it; grants cannot be more than the smaller of $12,500 or a student’s cost of attendance for a full-time year (and the same cap applies for campus-based community service work-study jobs); no more than 20 percent of the State’s allotment may go to those community work-study jobs; work-study grants must go only to students already eligible and must follow federal work-study rules; recipients must be chosen based on substantial financial need using State rules approved by the Secretary, and students or parents cannot be charged a fee to collect that need data; all nonprofit colleges in the State must be allowed to take part starting October 1, 1978 unless state law or the state constitution forbids it; the State must pay the nonfederal share from funds that are additional to what the State spent in the second fiscal year before it first received these funds; if a State’s allocation is partly based on independent or less-than-full-time students, a fair share must go to those students; the State must spend at least the average annual total or the average per full-time-equivalent student for the prior three years; the State must keep proper accounting and reports; for any academic year after June 30, 1987 the State’s share must come from State funds; and eligible students must be told these are Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Grants funded by the Federal Government, the State, and any other partners. When the Secretary approves an application, he will reserve from the State’s allotment the federal share equal to the Federal part of those grants or work-study jobs and will pay that amount in advance or by reimbursement in installments. The Secretary can change the reservation if the application is amended or cost estimates change, but if costs increase he can reserve extra federal funds only from what is available at that time.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §1070c–2

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(a)A State which desires to obtain a payment under this subpart for any fiscal year shall submit annually an application therefor through the State agency administering its program under this subpart as of July 1, 1985, unless the Governor of that State 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 to make the determinations required under this subpart.
(b)From a State’s allotment under this subpart for any fiscal year the Secretary is authorized to make payments to such State for paying up to 50 percent of the amount of student grants pursuant to a State program which—
(1)is administered by a single State 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 (A) for attendance on a full-time basis at an institution of higher education, 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 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;
(4)provides for the selection of recipients of such grants or of such State work-study jobs on the basis of substantial financial need determined annually on the basis of criteria established by the State and approved by the Secretary, 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;
(5)provides that, effective with respect to any academic year beginning on or after October 1, 1978, all nonprofit institutions of higher education in the State are eligible to participate in the State program, except in any State in which participation of nonprofit institutions of higher education is in violation of the constitution of the State or in any State in which participation of nonprofit institutions of higher education is in violation of a statute of the State 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 which represent an additional expenditure for such year by such State for grants or work-study jobs for students attending institutions of higher education over the amount expended by such State for such grants or work-study jobs, if any, during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which such State initially received funds under this subpart;
(7)provides that if the State’s allocation under this subpart is based in part on the financial need demonstrated by students who are independent students or attending the institution less than full time, a reasonable proportion of the State’s allocation shall be made available to such students;
(8)provides for State 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 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 to perform his functions under this subpart;
(10)for any academic year 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 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, and, where applicable, other contributing partners.
(c)Upon his approval of any application for a payment under this subpart, the Secretary 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 shall pay such reserved amount, in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments as the Secretary may determine. The Secretary 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 approves an upward revision of such estimated cost, the Secretary may reserve the Federal share of the added cost only from the applicable allotment (or reallotment) available at the time of such approval.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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 AmendmentAmendment 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 AmendmentAmendment 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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1070c–2

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73