[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: 34CFR646.32]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 646_STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart D_What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee?
 
Sec. 646.32  What other requirements must a grantee meet?

    (a) Eligibility of participants. (1) A grantee shall determine the 
eligibility of each participant in the project when the individual is 
selected to participate. The grantee does not have to revalidate a 
participant's eligibility after the participant's initial selection.
    (2) A grantee shall determine the low-income status of an individual 
on the basis of the documentation described in section 402A(e) of the 
Higher Education Act.
    (3) A grantee may not serve any individual who is receiving the same 
services from another Federal TRIO program.
    (b) Recordkeeping. A grantee shall maintain participant records that 
show--
    (1) The basis for the grantee's determination that each participant 
is eligible to participate in the project under Sec. 646.3;
    (2) The grantee's basis for determining the academic need for each 
participant;
    (3) The services that are provided to each participant; and
    (4) The performance and progress of each participant by cohort for 
the duration of the participant's attendance at the grantee institution.
    (c) Project director. (1) A grantee shall employ a full-time project 
director unless paragraph (c)(3) of this section applies.
    (2) The grantee shall give the project director sufficient authority 
to administer the project effectively.
    (3) The Secretary waives the requirement in paragraph (c)(1) of this 
section if the applicant demonstrates that the requirement will hinder 
coordination--
    (i) Among the Federal TRIO programs; or
    (ii) Between the programs funded under sections 404A through 410 of 
the Higher Education Act and similar programs funded through other 
sources.
    (d) Project coordination. (1) The Secretary encourages grantees to 
coordinate project services with other programs for disadvantaged 
students operated by the grantee institution provided the Student 
Support Services grant funds are not used to support activities 
reasonably available to the general student population.
    (2) To the extent practical, the grantee may share staff with 
programs serving similar populations provided the grantee maintains 
appropriate records of staff time and effort and does not commingle 
grant funds.

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    (3) Costs for special classes and events that would benefit Student 
Support Services students and participants in other programs for 
disadvantaged students must be proportionately divided among the 
benefiting projects.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1840-0017)

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