34 CFR § 675.8 - Program participation agreement.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s675.8"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "34 CFR § 675.8 - Program participation agreement."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "675.8"
section_name: "Program participation agreement."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "675"
part_name: "FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070g, 1094; 42 U.S.C. 2751-2756b; unless otherwise noted"
regulatory_source: "52 FR 45770, Dec. 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "675"
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# 675.8 Program participation agreement.

To participate in the FWS program, an institution of higher education shall enter into a participation agreement with the Secretary. The agreement provides that, among other things, the institution shall—

(a) Use the funds it receives solely for the purposes specified in this part;

(b) Administer the FWS program in accordance with the HEA, the provisions of this part, and the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations, 34 CFR part 668;

(c) Make employment under the FWS program reasonably available, to the extent of available funds, to all eligible students;

(d) Award FWS employment, to the maximum extent practicable, that will complement and reinforce each recipient's educational program or career goals;

(e) Assure that employment under this part may be used to support programs for supportive services to students with disabilities; and

(f) Inform all eligible students of the opportunity to perform community services and consult with local nonprofit, governmental, and community-based organizations to identify those opportunities.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1094, 42 U.S.C. 2753)

[52 FR 45770, Dec. 1, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 61416, 61419, Nov. 30, 1994; 64 FR 58292, Oct. 28, 1999]