8 CCR 1504-9-5.0 - Student aid applications completion grant program

5.01 The student aid applications completion grant program is intended to assist local education providers in increasing the number of students who complete of student aid applications before graduating from high school.

5.02 To be eligible for the grant program a local education provider must require students to complete the student aid applications before graduation unless the requirements is waived under conditions described by the local education provider.

5.03 A local education provider that seeks to participate in the grant program must submit an application to the Board.

5.03.1 The application must include:

5.03.1.1 The student aid application completion rate for high schools operated by the local education provider for the school year immediately preceding the application;

5.03.1.2 The local education provider's goal for increasing the student aid application completion rate;

5.03.1.3 The conditions under which the local education provider may waive the requirement that a student complete the student aid applications before graduating from high school;

5.03.1.4 Whether the local education provider is partnering or intends to partner with a community-based nonprofit organization or an institution of higher education to support students in completing the student aid applications;

5.03.1.5 How the local education provider intends to use the money received through the grant program to increase the student aid application completion rate.

5.04 The Board shall review the submitted grant applications and, subject to availability, award the grants from money appropriated pursuant to section 23-3.3-1005(7), C.R.S.

5.05 In awarding grants, the Board shall prioritize applicants that partner with one or more community-based nonprofit organizations or institutions of higher education.

5.06 Before awarding grants, the Board shall consult with the Department of Education.

5.07 On or before August 1, immediately following the completion of a school year in which a local education provider received a grant, the provider shall submit a report to the Board specifying how the grant money was used to increase the student aid application completion rate and whether and to what degree the rate increased from the preceding school year.

5.08 On or before November 1, 2022, and on or before November 1 for each year in which a local education provider submits a report, the Board shall include in the annual report prepared pursuant to section 23-3.3-1004(4)(c), C.R.S., a summary of the reports received from the providers. The Board may include in the summary recommendations concerning continuation of and changes to the grant program.

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8 CCR 1504-9-5.0

38 CR 18, September 25, 2015, effective 10/15/2015 38 CR 24, December 25, 2015, effective 1/14/2016 43 CR 15, August 10, 2020, effective 8/30/2020 47 CR 04, February 25, 2024, effective 3/16/2024