§ 692.113 What are the matching requirements for the GAP Program?

(a) The matching funds of a partnership— (1) Shall be funds used for making LEAP Grants to eligible students under this subpart; (2) May be— (i) Cash; or (ii) A noncash, in-kind contribution that— (A) Is fairly evaluated; (B) Has monetary value, such as a tuition waiver or provision of room and board, or transportation; (C) Helps a student meet the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education; and (D) Is considered to be estimated financial assistance under 34 CFR 673.5(c); and (3) May be funds from the State, institutions of higher education, or philanthropic organizations or private corporations that are used to make LEAP Grants under GAP. (b) The non-Federal match of the Federal allotment shall be— (1) Forty-three percent of the expenditures under this subpart if a State applies for a GAP allotment in partnership with— (i) Any number of degree-granting institutions of higher education in the State whose combined full-time enrollment represents less than a majority of all students attending institutions of higher education in the State as determined by the Secretary using the most recently available data from IPEDS; and (ii) One or both of the following— (A) Philanthropic organizations that are located in, or that provide funding in, the State; or (B) Private corporations that are located in, or that do business in, the State; and (2) Thirty-three and thirty-four one-hundredths percent of the expenditures under this subpart if a State applies for a GAP allotment in partnership with— (i) Any number of degree-granting institutions of higher education in the State whose combined full-time enrollment represents a majority of all students attending institutions of higher education in the State as determined by the Secretary using the most recently available data from IPEDS; and (ii) One or both of the following— (A) Philanthropic organizations that are located in, or that provide funding in, the State; or (B) Private corporations that are located in, or that do business in, the State. (c) Nothing in this part shall be interpreted as limiting a State or other member of a partnership from expending funds to support the activities of a partnership under this subpart that are in addition to the funds matching the Federal allotment.