Department of Education.
Notice of the closing date for filing the “Institutional Application for the Work-Colleges Program.”
The closing date for the institutional application for the Work-Colleges Program (2000–2001 award year) is June 29, 2000. To participate in the Work-Colleges program, an institution must be a public or private nonprofit institution that requires all resident students to participate in a comprehensive work-learning program. (See
If an institutional application and agreement is sent through the U.S. Postal Service, the Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing: (1) A private metered postmark or (2) a mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
An institution should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an institution should check with its local post office.
The Secretary encourages an institution to use certified or at least first-class mail. Institutions that submit an application and agreement after the closing date of June 29, 2000, are not considered for participation or funding under the Work-Colleges Program for award year 2000–2001.
Under the Work-Colleges Program, we allocate funds when available for that program to eligible institutions. We will not allocate funds under the Work-Colleges Program for award year 2000–2001 to any eligible institution unless the institution files its “Institutional Application and Agreement for Participation in the Work-Colleges Program” by the closing date. If an institution submits its application and agreement after the June 29, 2000 closing date, we will use this application and agreement to determine the institution's eligibility to participate in the Work-College Program beginning with the 2001–2002 award year.
To apply for participation and funding under the Work-Colleges Program, an institution must satisfy the definition of “work-college” in section 448(e) of the HEA. The term “work-college” under the HEA means an eligible institution that (1) is a public or private nonprofit institution with a commitment to community service; (2) has operated a comprehensive work-learning program for at least two years; (3) requires the participation of all resident students in a comprehensive work-learning program and the provision of services as an integral part of the institution's educational program and as part of the institution's educational philosophy; and (4) provides students participating in the comprehensive work-learning program with the opportunity to contribute to their education and to the welfare of the community as a whole.
The following regulations apply to the Work-Colleges Program:
(1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668.
(2) General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR part 673.
(3) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR part 675.
(4) Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, 34 CFR part 600.
(5) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR part 82.
(6) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR part 85.
(7) Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention, 34 CFR part 86.
Mr. Richard Coppage Work-Colleges Program, Student Financial Assistance, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Portals Building, Suite 600D, Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone (202) 708–4694. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternate format (
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