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HEA 101: Campus Based Aid

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Overview
The distribution formula for the campus-based programs was not changed. The Perkins Loan Program was improved in a number of ways, including an increase in allowable loan limits. Federal Work Study encourages a new focus on civic participation and emergency response within the current community service requirement. Other than the increase in the allowance for books and supplies provided in all three programs, there was little change to SEOG.

Additional Resources
Perkins Loan

Click here for the COHEAO Summary


Perkins Statutory language from CCRAA and HEOA


Federal Register for October 23, 2008 -Department of Education loan regulations implementing CCRAA (PL - 110-84)


SE0G- statutory language in HEOA (PL 110-315)

Federal Work Study Programs

Link to FWS statutory language in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) (PL 110-315)

Link to conference language (House Report 110-803), regarding FWS provisions in HEOA 


Congressional Research Summary of FWS Provisions in HEOA (PL 110-315):

Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs- (Sec. 441) Reauthorizes appropriations for Work-Study (WS) programs for FY2009-FY2014.

Includes emergency preparedness and response among the community services students may participate in under WS programs.

(Sec. 442) Increases the allowance for books and supplies in determining cost of attendance under the WS program.

(Sec. 443) Allows IHEs receiving WS program funds to include civic education and participation projects. Requires IHEs to give priority to employing students in educating and training the public about evacuation, emergency response, and injury prevention strategies relating to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other emergencies. Allows the federal share of WS student compensation for such projects to exceed 75%.

(Sec. 444) Allows IHEs in major disaster-affected areas to pay disaster-affected students amounts equal to or less than the amounts such students would have been paid, for up to one academic year, had the students been able to complete their work obligation.

(Sec. 445) Increases the amount of its WS allocation which an IHE may use for job location and development.

(Sec. 446) Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to IHEs to supplement off-campus community service employment. Gives grant priority to IHEs that support postsecondary students who assist in early childhood education and disaster preparation and response activities.

Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY2009-FY2014.

(Sec. 447) Revises work college requirements by: (1) referring to work college programs as comprehensive work-learning-service programs; (2) limiting eligibility to four-year degree-granting IHEs; and (3) requiring resident students, including at least half of all resident students enrolled on a full-time basis, to participate in a comprehensive work-learning-service program for at least five hours each week, or not less than 80 hours during each period of enrollment, unless they are engaged in study abroad or externship programs approved by the school.