[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] 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? [[Page 318]] 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? 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)