[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR646.1] [Page 317-318] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 646_STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 646.1 What is the Student Support Services Program? Subpart A_General Sec. 646.1 What is the Student Support Services Program? 646.2 Who is eligible to receive a grant? 646.3 Who is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services project? 646.4 What activities and services may a project provide? 646.5 How long is a project period? 646.6 What regulations apply? 646.7 What definitions apply? Subpart B_How Does One Apply for an Award? 646.10 How many applications for a Student Support Services award may an eligible applicant submit? 646.11 What assurances must an applicant include in an application? Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant? 646.20 How does the Secretary decide which new grants to make? 646.21 What selection criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate an application? 646.22 How does the Secretary evaluate prior experience? [[Page 318]] 646.23 How does the Secretary set the amount of a grant? Subpart D_What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee? 646.30 What are allowable costs? 646.31 What are unallowable costs? 646.32 What other requirements must a grantee meet? Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14, unless otherwise noted. Source: 61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted. The Student Support Services Program provides grants for projects designed to-- (a) Increase the retention and graduation rates of eligible students; (b) Increase the transfer rate of eligible students from two-year to four-year institutions; and (c) Foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first generation college students and individuals with disabilities through services such as those described in Sec. 646.4. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14)