627.220—Coordination with programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act including the Pell grant program.
(a) Coordination.
Financial assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (the Pell Grant program, the Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant program, the Work-study program, and Federal loan programs such as Federal Perkins Loans. Federal Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Stafford Loans) provide student financial aid and are available to JTPA participants enrolling in postsecondary level education programs. SDA's and title III SSG's shall establish coordination procedures and contractual safeguards to ensure that JTPA funds are used in addition to funds otherwise available in the area and are coordinated with these funding sources.
(b) Affordable programs.
(1)
The SDA shall assist the participant early in the objective assessment, as appropriate, to establish eligibility for Pell Grants, student loans and other forms of financial aid.
(2)
The SDA or SSA shall record in the ISS or participant record the participant's training-related financial assistance needs and the mix of JTPA and other funds, including Pell Grant funds ( sections 141(b), 107(b), 205(b) and 265(b) ).
(3)
The SDA shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that available Federal, State, and local resources are coordinated sufficiently to meet the training and education-related costs of services, so that the participant can afford to complete the agreed-upon program successfully.
(4)
Participants shall not be required to apply for or access student loans, or incur personal debt as a condition of JTPA participation.
(c) Information sharing.
To prevent duplication of funding and to streamline the tracking of the participant's financial needs and use of funds when HEA, title IV programs are involved, contracts and agreements with educational institutions shall require the educational institution's financial aid officer to inform the SDA's/SSG's of the amounts and disposition of any HEA, title IV awards and other types of financial aid to each JTPA participant awarded after the enrollment of the participant, as part of a continuing, regular information sharing process ( section 141(b) ).