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RELIGIOUS INCLUSION IN TITLE IV GRANT MAKING

§600.2 Definitions.

Religious mission: A published institutional mission that is approved by the governing body of an 

institution of postsecondary education and that includes, refers to, or is predicated upon religious 

tenets, beliefs, or teachings.

PART 674—FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM 

§674.9 Student eligibility.

Prior to October 1, 2017, a student at an institution of higher education was eligible to receive a loan 

under the Federal Perkins Loan program for an award year if the student—

[...]

(c) Has financial need as determined in accordance with part F of title IV of the HEA. 

§ 674.35 Deferment of repayment—Federal Perkins loans made before July 

1, 1993.

[...] (c) The borrower need not repay principal, and interest does not accrue, for any period not to 

exceed 3 years during which the borrower is—

[...] (5) A full-time volunteer in service which the Secretary has determined is comparable to service in 

the Peace Corps or under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (ACTION programs). The Secretary 

considers that a borrower is providing comparable service if he or she satisfies the following four

criteria: 

[...]

 (iv) [...]

§674.36 Deferment of repayment—NDSLs made on or after October 1, 1980, 

but before July 1, 1993.

[...] (c) The borrower need not repay principal, and interest does not accrue, for a period of up to 3 years 

during which time the borrower is—
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[...] (4) A full-time volunteer in service which the Secretary has determined is comparable to service in 

the Peace Corps or under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (ACTION programs). The Secretary 

considers that a borrower is providing comparable service if he or she satisfies the following four

criteria:

[...] (iv) [...]

PART 675—FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS 

§675.9 Student eligibility.

[...]

(c) Has financial need as determined in accordance with part F of title IV of the HEA. 

§675.20 Eligible employers and general conditions and limitation on 

employment.

[...] (c) FWS general employment conditions and limitation.

[...] (2) FWS employment may not—

 (iii) [...];

 (iv) Involve the construction, operation, or maintenance of so much of any facility as is used or is to 

be used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship

PART 676—FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL 

OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM 

§676.9 Student eligibility.

(c) Has financial need as determined in accordance with part F of title IV of the HEA. 

PART 682—FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) 

PROGRAM 

§682.301 Eligibility of borrowers for interest benefits on Stafford and 

Consolidation loans.

[...]

(2) [...]
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§682.210 Deferment.

[...]

(m) Deferment for full-time volunteer service for a tax-exempt organization. To qualify for a deferment 

as a full-time paid volunteer for a tax-exempt organization, a borrower shall provide the lender with a 

statement from an authorized official of the volunteer program certifying—

(1) That the borrower—

[...]

(iii) Does not receive compensation that exceeds the rate prescribed under section 6 of the Fair 

Labor Standards Act of 1938 (the Federal minimum wage), except that the tax-exempt 

organization may provide health, retirement, and other fringe benefits to the volunteer that are 

substantially equivalent to the benefits offered to other employees of the organization; and

(iv) Has agreed to serve on a full-time basis for a term of at least one year;

PART 685—WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM 

§685.200 Borrower eligibility.

(a)

[...]

(2)(i) [...](i)

§685.219 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

[...]

(b) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section:

[...]

Public service organization means:

(1) A Federal, State, local, or Tribal government organization, agency, or entity;
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(2) A public child or family service agency;

(3) A non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt 

from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(4) A Tribal college or university; or

(5)(i) A private organization thatprovides the following public services: Emergency management, 

military service, public safety, law enforcement, public interest law services, early childhood education 

(including licensed or regulated child care, Head Start, and State funded pre-kindergarten), public 

service for individuals with disabilities and the elderly, public health (including nurses, nurse 

practitioners, nurses in a clinical setting, and full-time professionals engaged in health care practitioner 

occupations and health care support occupations, as such terms are defined by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics), public education, public library services, school library or other school-based services; and

(ii) Is not a business organized for profit, a labor union, a partisan political organization.

PART 690—FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM 

§690.75 Determination of eligibility for payment.

[...]

PART 692—LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

§692.30 How does a State administer its community service-learning job 

program?

[...] (c) Each community service-learning job must—

[...]Not involve the construction, operation, or maintenance of so much of any facility as is used or is to 

be used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship

and 

[...](Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c–2, 1070c–4)
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PART 694—GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR 

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP)

§694.5 What requirements must be met by a Partnership or State that 

chooses to provide services to private school students under the program's 

early intervention component?

(a)Secular, neutral, and nonideological services or benefits. Educational services or other benefits, 

including materials and equipment, provided under GEAR UP by a Partnership or State that chooses to 

provide those services or benefits to students attending private schools, must be secular, neutral, and 

nonideological.

§694.6 Who may provide GEAR UP services to students attending private 

schools?

(a) GEAR UP services to students attending private schools must be provided—

(1) By employees of a public agency; or

(2) Through contract by the public agency with an individual, association, agency, or organization.

(b) When providing GEAR UP services to students attending private schools, the employee, individual, 

association, agency, or organization must be employed or contracted independently of the private 

school that the students attend, and of any other organization affiliated with the school, and that 

employment or contract must be under the control and supervision of the public agency.

§694.10 What are the requirements that a Partnership must meet in 

designating a fiscal agent for its project under this program?

Although any member of a Partnership may organize the project, a Partnership must designate as 

the fiscal agent for its project under GEAR UP—

(a) A local educational agency; or

(b) An institution of higher education.