34 CFR § 686.23 - Calculation of a grant for a payment period that occurs in two award years.

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title: "34 CFR § 686.23 - Calculation of a grant for a payment period that occurs in two award years."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "686.23"
section_name: "Calculation of a grant for a payment period that occurs in two award years."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "686"
part_name: "TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070g,  , unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 35495, June 23, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 686.23 Calculation of a grant for a payment period that occurs in two award years.

If a student enrolls in a payment period that is scheduled to occur in two award years—

(a) The entire payment period must be considered to occur within one award year;

(b) The institution must determine for each TEACH Grant recipient the award year in which the payment period will be placed subject to the restriction set forth in paragraph (c) of this section;

(c) The institution must place a payment period with more than six months scheduled to occur within one award year in that award year;

(d) If the institution places the payment period in the first award year, it must pay a student with funds from the first award year; and

(e) If the institution places the payment period in the second award year, it must pay a student with funds from the second award year.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070g, )