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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.069]
Federal Student Aid; Leveraging Educational Assistance
Partnership and Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership
Programs
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of the deadline dates for receipt of State applications
for Award Year 2006-2007 funds.
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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the deadline dates for receipt of State
applications for Award Year 2006-2007 funds under the Leveraging
Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) and Special Leveraging
Educational Assistance Partnership (SLEAP) programs.
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.
DATES: To assure funding under the LEAP and SLEAP programs for Award
Year 2006-2007, a State must meet the applicable deadline date.
Applications submitted electronically must be received by 11:59 p.m.
(Eastern time) May 31, 2006. Paper applications must be received by May
24, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg Gerrans, LEAP Program
Manager, Financial Partners, U.S. Department of Education, Federal
Student Aid, 830 First Street, NE., room 111G5, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 377-3304. If you use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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 FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Only the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 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 2005-2006, 49 States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the
Virgin Islands received funds under the LEAP Program. Additionally, 34
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands received funds under the SLEAP
Program.
Applications Submitted Electronically: Financial Partners within
Federal Student Aid has automated the LEAP and SLEAP application
process in the Financial Management System (FMS). Applicants may use
the 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://fsa-fms.ed.gov.
Paper Applications Delivered by Mail: States or territories may
request a paper version of the application (Form 1288 OMB 1845-0028) by
contacting Mr. Greg Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, at (202) 377-3304 or
by e-mail: greg.gerrans@ed.gov.
The form will be mailed to you. A paper
application sent by mail must be addressed to: Mr. Greg Gerrans, LEAP
Program Manager, Financial Partners, U.S. Department of Education,
Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street, NE., room 111G5, Washington, DC
20202.
The Department of Education encourages applicants that are
completing a paper application to use certified or at least first-class
mail when sending the application by mail to the Department. The
Department must receive paper applications that are mailed no later
than May 24, 2006.
Paper Applications Delivered by Hand: Paper applications that are
hand-delivered must be delivered to Mr. Greg Gerrans, LEAP Program
Manager, Financial Partners, U.S. Department of Education, Federal
Student Aid, 830 First Street, NE., room 111G5, Washington, DC 20002.
Hand-delivered applications will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. daily (Eastern time), except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal
holidays.
Paper applications that are hand-delivered must be received by 4:30
p.m. (Eastern time) on May 24, 2006.
Applicable Regulations: The following regulations are applicable to
the LEAP and SLEAP programs:
(1) The LEAP and SLEAP Program regulations in 34 CFR part 692.
(2) The Student Assistance General Provisions in 34 CFR part 668.
(3) The Regulations Governing Institutional Eligibility 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 84 (Governmentwide Requirements
for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial Assistance)), part 85
(Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement)), part 86
(Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention), and part 99 (Family Educational
Rights and Privacy).
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other documents of this
Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.
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Dated: March 22, 2006.
Theresa S. Shaw,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. E6-4396 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
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