[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: 34CFR646.32]



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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--



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    (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.

    (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)