34 CFR §692.71

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A State may use the funds it receives under the SLEAP Program for one or more of the following activities:

(a)Supplement LEAP grant awards to eligible students who demonstrate financial need by—
1. (1)Increasing the LEAP grant award amounts for students; or
2. (2)Increasing the number of students receiving LEAP grant awards.
(b)Supplement LEAP community service work-study awards to eligible students who demonstrate financial need by—
1. (1)Increasing the LEAP community service work-study award amounts for students; or
2. (2)Increasing the number of students receiving LEAP community service work-study awards.
(c)Award scholarships to eligible students who demonstrate financial need and who—
1. (1)Demonstrate merit or academic achievement; or
2. (2)Wish to enter a program of study leading to a career in—
  1. (i)Information technology;
  2. (ii)Mathematics, computer science, or engineering;
  3. (iii)Teaching; or
  4. (iv)Other fields determined by the State to be critical to the State's workforce needs.