[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR645.4]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 645--UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 645.4  What are the grantee requirements with respect to low income 
and first-generation participants?

    (a) At least two-thirds of the eligible participants a grantee 
serves must at the time of initial selection qualify as both low-income 
individuals and potential first-generation college students. The 
remaining participants must at the time of initial selection qualify as 
either low-income individuals or potential first generation college 
students.
    (b) 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

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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.
    (c) 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.
    (d) A grantee does not have to revalidate a participant's 
eligibility after the participant's initial selection.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1840-0550)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)