34 CFR § 645.4 - What are the grantee requirements for documenting the low-income and first-generation status of participants?

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title: "34 CFR § 645.4 - What are the grantee requirements for documenting the low-income and first-generation status of participants?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "645.4"
section_name: "What are the grantee requirements for documenting the low-income and first-generation status of participants?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "645"
part_name: "UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-13, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 4748, Jan. 24, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 645.4 What are the grantee requirements for documenting the low-income and first-generation status of participants?

(a) For purposes of documenting a participant's low-income status the following applies:

(1) In the case of a student who is not an independent student, an institution shall document that the student is a low-income individual by obtaining and maintaining—

(i) A signed statement from the student's parent or legal guardian regarding family income;

(ii) Verification of family income from another governmental source;

(iii) A signed financial aid application; or

(iv) A signed United States or Puerto Rican income tax return.

(2) In the case of a student who is an independent student, an institution shall document that the student is a low-income individual by obtaining and maintaining—

(i) A signed statement from the student regarding family income;

(ii) Verification of family income from another governmental source;

(iii) A signed financial aid application; or

(iv) A signed United States or Puerto Rican income tax return.

(b) For purposes of documenting potential first generation college student status, documentation consists of a signed statement from a dependent participant's parent, or a signed statement from an independent participant.

(c) A grantee does not have to revalidate a participant's eligibility after the participant's initial selection.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1840-0550)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)

[60 FR 4748, Jan. 24, 1995, as amended at 75 FR 65784, Oct. 26, 2010]