34 CFR § 690.1 - Scope and purpose.

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title: "34 CFR § 690.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "690.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "690"
part_name: "FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070g, unless otherwise noted."
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# 690.1 Scope and purpose.

The Federal Pell Grant Program awards grants to help financially needy students meet the cost of their postsecondary education.

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

[50 FR 10717, Mar. 15, 1985, as amended at 59 FR 54730, Nov. 1, 1994]