[Federal Register: April 9, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 68)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student Financial Assistance
[CFDA No.: 84.069]
Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership and Special
Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Programs
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of the closing date for receipt of State applications
for Award Year 2001-2002 funds under the Leveraging Educational
Assistance Partnership (LEAP) and Special Leveraging Educational
Assistance Partnership (SLEAP) Programs.
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Purpose of Program
The LEAP and SLEAP Programs, authorized under Title IV, Part A,
Subpart 4 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (HEA), assist
States in providing aid to students with substantial financial need to
help them pay for their postsecondary education costs through matching
formula grants to States. Under section 415C(a) of the HEA, a State
must submit an application to participate in the LEAP and SLEAP
Programs through the State agency that administered its LEAP Program as
of July 1, 1985, unless the Governor of the State has subsequently
designated, and the Department has approved, a different State agency
to administer the LEAP Program.
Eligible Applicants
Only the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands may submit an application for
funding under the LEAP and SLEAP Programs.
State allotments for each award year are determined according to
the statutorily mandated formula under section 415B of the HEA and are
not negotiable. A State may also request its share of reallotment, in
addition to its basic allotment, which is contingent upon the
availability of such additional funds.
In Award Year 2000-2001, 45 States, the District of Columbia,
American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the
Virgin Islands received funds under the LEAP Program.
Deadlines for Receipt of Applications
To receive an allotment under the LEAP and SLEAP programs for Award
Year 2001-2002, applications submitted electronically must be received
by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) May 18, 2001. Paper applications must be
received by May 15, 2001.
On-Line Application Submitted Electronically
The Financial Partners Channel within Student Financial Assistance
has automated the LEAP and SLEAP application process in the Financial
Management System (FMS). Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the
new web-based form (Form 1288-E OMB 1845-0028) which is available on
the FMS LEAP on-line system at the following Internet address: http://
fms.sfa.ed.gov.
Paper Application Delivered by Mail
States or territories may request a paper version of the
application (Form 1288 OMB 1845-0028) by calling Mr. Greg Gerrans, LEAP
Program Manager, Student Financial Assistance, Financial Partners
Channel at (202) 708-4695. A paper version will be mailed to you. An
application sent by mail must be addressed to: Mr. Greg Gerrans, LEAP
Program Manager, Financial Partners, U.S. Department of Education,
Student Financial Assistance, 7th and D Streets, SW., ROB-3, Room 4616,
Washington, DC 20202.
The Department of Education encourages applicants that request to
complete a paper application use certified or at least first-class mail
when mailing to the Department. Applications that are mailed must be
received by the Department on the applicable deadline.
A late applicant cannot be assured that its application will be
considered for Award Year 2001-2002 funding.
Paper Applications Delivered by Hand
Applications that are hand-delivered must be taken to Mr. Greg
Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, Financial Partners, U.S. Department of
Education, Student Financial Assistance, 7th and D Streets, SW., ROB-3,
Room 4616,
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Washington, DC. Hand-delivered applications will be accepted between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily (Eastern time), except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Applications that are hand-delivered will not be accepted after
4:30 p.m. on the deadline date.
Applicable Regulations
The following regulations are applicable to the LEAP and SLEAP
Programs:
(1) The LEAP and SLEAP Programs regulations in 34 CFR part 692.
(2) The Student Assistance General Provisions in 34 CFR part 668.
(3) Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended in 34 CFR part 600.
(4) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75.60 through 75.62 (Ineligibility of Certain
Individuals to Receive Assistance), part 76 (State-Administered
Programs), part 77 (Definitions that Apply to Department Regulations),
part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of Department of Education Programs
and Activities), part 80 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments), part
82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying), part 85 (Governmentwide Debarment
and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for
Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)), part 86 (Drug-Free Schools and Campuses)
and part 99 (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg Gerrans, LEAP Program
Manager, Financial Partners, U.S. Department of Education, Student
Financial Assistance, 7th and D Streets, SW., ROB-3, Room 4616,
Washington, DC 20202; telephone (202) 708-4695.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR
APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.)
Dated: April 2, 2001.
Greg Woods,
Chief Operating Officer, Student Financial Assistance.
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