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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§1070c–2 Applications for Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Programs

Title 20 › 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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

States must apply 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 required by federal rules so the U.S. Education Secretary can decide on the payment. The federal government can pay up to 50 percent of student grants if the state’s program meets certain rules. The program must be run by one state agency. Grants can be no more than $12,500 or the student’s cost of attendance per academic year for full-time students and for campus-based community service work-study. No more than 20 percent of a state’s allotment may fund those community work-study jobs. Work-study grants go only to students who are otherwise eligible and must follow the federal campus-based work-study rules. Recipients must be chosen based on significant financial need using state criteria approved by the Secretary. Nonprofit colleges in the state must be allowed to take part, unless barred by the state constitution or a state law enacted before October 1, 1978. The state must pay the nonfederal share from new state funds above what it spent in the second fiscal year before it first got program funds. If a state’s allocation is partly for independent or less-than-full-time students, a fair share must go to those students. The state must keep its spending at least the three-year average (total or per full-time-equivalent). The state must use proper accounting, report to the Secretary as required, and after June 30, 1987 the nonfederal share must come from state funds. Students must be told these are Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Grants funded by the federal government, the state, and other partners. The Secretary will reserve the federal share from the state’s allotment and pay it in advance or by reimbursement, in installments, and can change the reservation if costs or the application change.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §1070c–2

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(a)Submission and contents of applications
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)Payment of Federal share of grants made by qualified program
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)Reservation and disbursement of allotments and reallotments
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

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1070c–2

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110