(a)
The matching funds of a partnership—
(1)
Shall be funds used for making LEAP Grants to eligible students under this subpart;
(ii)
A noncash, in-kind contribution that—
(B)
Has monetary value, such as a tuition waiver or provision of room and board, or transportation;
(C)
Helps a student meet the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education; and
(D)
Is considered to be estimated financial assistance under 34 CFR 673.5(c); and
(3)
May be funds from the State, institutions of higher education, or philanthropic organizations or private corporations that are used to make LEAP Grants under GAP.
(b)
The non-Federal match of the Federal allotment shall be—
(1)
Forty-three percent of the expenditures under this subpart if a State applies for a GAP allotment in partnership with—
(i)
Any number of degree-granting institutions of higher education in the State whose combined full-time enrollment represents less than a majority of all students attending institutions of higher education in the State as determined by the Secretary using the most recently available data from IPEDS; and
(ii)
One or both of the following—
(A)
Philanthropic organizations that are located in, or that provide funding in, the State; or
(B)
Private corporations that are located in, or that do business in, the State; and
(2)
Thirty-three and thirty-four one-hundredths percent of the expenditures under this subpart if a State applies for a GAP allotment in partnership with—
(i)
Any number of degree-granting institutions of higher education in the State whose combined full-time enrollment represents a majority of all students attending institutions of higher education in the State as determined by the Secretary using the most recently available data from IPEDS; and
(ii)
One or both of the following—
(A)
Philanthropic organizations that are located in, or that provide funding in, the State; or
(B)
Private corporations that are located in, or that do business in, the State.
(c)
Nothing in this part shall be interpreted as limiting a State or other member of a partnership from expending funds to support the activities of a partnership under this subpart that are in addition to the funds matching the Federal allotment.
Code of Federal Regulations
(Authority:
20 U.S.C. 1070c-3a
)