[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: 34CFR693.13]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 693--NATIONAL EARLY INTERVENTION SCHOLARSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--How Does a State Obtain a Grant?
 
Sec. 693.13  What information must a State provide in its annual application to receive a grant under the NEISP Program?

    (a) Each State desiring to participate in the program under this 
part shall submit an application annually through the State agency 
designated to administer the NEISP Program under Sec. 693.10(b) that 
contains information required by the Secretary to demonstrate that the 
State meets its fund-matching assurances provided for in its plan, 
including--
    (1) The total amount of non-Federal funds, listed by each source, 
that the State expects to expend during the next award year that will 
total one-half or more of the cost of the NEISP Program such as--
    (i) The amount of the scholarships paid to students from State, 
local, or private funds under the NEISP Program;
    (ii) The amount of tuition, fees, room, or board waived or reduced 
for recipients of grants under the NEISP Program; and
    (iii) The amount expended on documented, targeted, long-term 
mentoring and counseling provided by volunteers or paid staff of 
nonschool organizations, including businesses, religious organizations, 
community groups, postsecondary educational institutions, nonprofit or 
philanthropic organizations, and other organizations proposed by the 
State and approved by the Secretary;
    (2) A description of the specific methods by which the State's share 
of the costs under the NEISP Program will be paid;
    (3) The percentage of the State's Federal allotment that it plans to 
expend for the early intervention component of its NEISP Program and, if 
the State requests a waiver from the Secretary under paragraph (b) of 
this section, the State shall submit supporting documentation, including 
the amount and source of its additional assistance;
    (4) The documentation that assures the Secretary that the amount of 
funds provided in paragraph (a)(1) of this section will supplement and 
not supplant funds expended for State and local early intervention 
programs and State need- and non-need-based student financial grant and 
scholarship assistance expended during the fiscal year 2 years prior to 
the fiscal year in which the State first received funds under this 
program; and
    (5)(i) Proposed changes to the initial State plan that was approved 
by the Secretary, according to Sec. 693.10(b), for the review and 
approval of the Secretary; or
    (ii) If no changes to its initial plan are proposed, an assurance 
that the State will continue to operate its NEISP Program according to 
the existing State plan approved by the Secretary under Sec. 693.10(b).
    (b) The Secretary waives the requirement in Sec. 693.10(b)(5)(iv) 
and allows the State to exceed the 50 percent limit on expenditure of 
its Federal allotment for the early intervention component if the State 
can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has 
another adequate means to provide scholarships to eligible students 
under the NEISP Program.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-22)

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1840-0677)