34 CFR §692.120
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- (a)Eligibility. A student is eligible to receive a LEAP Grant under GAP if the student—
- (1)Meets the relevant eligibility requirements contained in 34 CFR 668.32;
- (2)Has graduated from secondary school or, for a home-schooled student, has completed a secondary education;
- (3)
- (i)Has received, or is receiving, a LEAP Grant under GAP for each year the student remains eligible for assistance under this subpart; or
- (ii)Meets at least two of the following criteria—
- (A)As designated by the State, either has an EFC equal to zero, as determined under part F of the HEA, or a comparable alternative based on the State's approved criteria for the LEAP Program under subpart A of this part;
- (B)Qualifies for the State's maximum undergraduate award for LEAP Grants under subpart A of this part in the award year in which the student is receiving an additional LEAP Grant under GAP; or
- (C)Is participating in, or has participated in, a Federal, State, institutional, or community early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach program, as determined by the State agency administering the programs under this part; and
- (4)Any additional requirements that the State may require for receipt of a LEAP Grant under GAP.
- (b)Priority. In awarding LEAP Grants under GAP, a State shall give priority to students meeting all the criteria in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section.
- (c)Duration of eligibility.
- (1)A student may receive a LEAP Grant under GAP if the student continues to demonstrate that he or she is financially eligible by meeting the provisions of paragraph (a)(3)(ii)(A) or (B) of this section.
- (2)A State may impose reasonable time limits to degree completion.