[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR693.1]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 693--NATIONAL EARLY INTERVENTION SCHOLARSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 693.1  What is the National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership Program?


    Under the National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership 
(NEISP) Program, the Secretary provides grants to States to--
    (a) Encourage the States to provide or maintain a guaranteed amount 
of financial assistance necessary to permit

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eligible low-income students who obtain high school diplomas or the 
equivalent to attend an institution of higher education; and
    (b) Provide financial incentives to enable States, in cooperation 
with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, 
community organizations, and businesses, to provide--
    (1) Additional counseling, mentoring, academic support, outreach, 
and supportive services to preschool, elementary, middle, and secondary 
school students who are at risk of dropping out of school; and
    (2) Information to students and their parents about the advantages 
of obtaining a postsecondary education and their college financing 
options.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-21)