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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 34 - Education |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education |
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Chapter IV - Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education |
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Part 403 - State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Program |
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Subpart E - What Kinds of Activities Does the Secretary Assist Under the Basic Programs? |
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Secondary, Postsecondary, and Adult Vocational Education Programs |
§ 403.116 - How does a State allocate funds under the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Programs?
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§ 403.116 How does a State allocate funds under the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Programs?
(a) Reservation of funds. From the portion of its allotment under § 403.180(b)(1) for the basic programs, each fiscal year a State may reserve funds for the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Programs.
(b) General rule.
(1) A State shall distribute funds reserved for Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Programs to eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions within the State.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section and §§ 403.118 and 403.119, each eligible institution or consortium of eligible institutions must receive an amount that bears the same relationship to the amount of funds reserved for the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Programs as the number of Pell Grant recipients and recipients of assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs enrolled in programs meeting the requirements of § 403.111, including meeting the definition of vocational education in 34 CFR 400.4, offered by the eligible institution or consortium of eligible institutions in the fiscal or program year preceding the fiscal or program year in which the allocation is made bears to the number of those recipients enrolled in these programs within the State in that preceding year.
(c) Minimum grant amount.
(1) A State may not provide a grant under paragraph (b) of this section to any institution or consortium of eligible institutions for an amount that is less than $50,000.
(2) Any amounts that are not allocated by reason of paragraph (c)(1) of this section must be redistributed to eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section.
(d) In order for a consortium of eligible institutions to receive assistance under this section, the consortium must operate joint projects that -
(1) Provide services to all postsecondary institutions participating in the consortium; and
(2) Are of sufficient size, scope, and quality as to be effective.
[57 FR 36735, Aug. 14, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 38513, July 28, 1994]