(a) Coordination. Financial assistance programs under title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (the Pell Grant
program, the Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant program, the Work-
study program, and Federal loan programs such as Federal Perkins Loans.
Federal Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Stafford Loans) provide
student financial aid and are available to JTPA participants enrolling
in postsecondary level education programs. SDA's and title III SSG's
shall establish coordination procedures and contractual safeguards to
ensure that JTPA funds are used in addition to funds otherwise available
in the area and are coordinated with these funding sources.
(b) Affordable programs. (1) The SDA shall assist the participant
early in the objective assessment, as appropriate, to establish
eligibility for Pell Grants, student loans and other forms of financial
aid.
(2) The SDA or SSA shall record in the ISS or participant record the
participant's training-related financial assistance needs and the mix of
JTPA and other funds, including Pell Grant funds (sections 141(b),
107(b), 205(b) and 265(b)).
(3) The SDA shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that available
Federal, State, and local resources are coordinated sufficiently to meet
the training and education-related costs of services, so that the
participant can afford to complete the agreed-upon program successfully.
(4) Participants shall not be required to apply for or access
student loans, or incur personal debt as a condition of JTPA
participation.
(c) Information sharing. To prevent duplication of funding and to
streamline the tracking of the participant's financial needs and use of
funds when HEA, title IV programs are involved, contracts and agreements
with educational institutions shall require the educational
institution's financial aid officer to inform the SDA's/SSG's of the
amounts and disposition of any HEA, title IV awards and other types of
financial aid to each JTPA participant awarded after the enrollment of
the participant, as part of a continuing, regular information sharing
process (section 141(b)).
