New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES › Subchapter 6 - OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER ARTICLE III STUDENT GRANTS AND ARTICLE IV PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES FUNDS › Section 9A:11-6.1 - Renewal application process for Article III student grants and Article IV program support funds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The EOF Executive Director shall annually inform all participating colleges and universities about the availability of EOF Article III (Academic Year, Summer, and Winter) funding and, when applicable, Article IV summer program and winter session funding, undergraduate and graduate student grants, and Article IV program support grants for the academic year, as well as all policies and procedures that will be used to distribute the anticipated appropriation based on the Governor's recommendation.
(b) In accordance with the Governor's annual funding recommendation to the Legislature, the Board shall determine annually, preliminary funding allocations for the next fiscal year for each institution that received EOF funds during the previous fiscal year.
(c) The EOF Executive Director shall provide to each participating institution, in writing, notification of the preliminary allocations specifying the funding level and any stipulations regarding the conduct of the program or the disbursement of funds.
(d) Each participating institution must complete the required contract budgets for funding that reflects the institution's monetary commitment to the campus EOF program. In addition, a mission statement for the campus program, including mandatory measurable goals as set forth at N.J.A.C. 9A:11-4.2(a)2, desired outcomes, and a timeline to improve the campus program's overall student performance must be included as part of the contract.
(e) An institution shall have the authority to manage its EOF summer and winter student enrollments within the approved Article III, and, when applicable, Article IV summer program and winter session allocations, and to manage its academic year undergraduate and graduate student enrollments within the approved Article III and Article IV academic year allocations.
(f) An institution may appeal its allocation(s), in writing, to the EOF Executive Director within 30 days of preliminary notification. The EOF Executive Director shall consider the appeal and make a recommendation to the Board.
(g) The EOF Executive Director on behalf of the Board shall execute a program contract with the president (or their designee) of each participating institution in accordance with the final EOF funding level(s) contained in the annual appropriation act. The contract shall include any special provisions or limitations of the EOF funding and a statement of intent to comply with all program regulations and the master contract.
(h) Based on an institution's annual academic year EOF Article III allocation, student grant funds shall be awarded to eligible students in the following priority order:
1. Renewal students who were funded during the previous academic year;
2. First-time, full-time freshmen;
3. Students that have earned 24 or more college credits while in high school or who participated in a dual enrollment program and have earned an associate's degree as part of their high school graduation requirements and have no prior history of EOF funding support;
4. EOF transfer students who received an EOF student grant at their previous institution, in the preceding academic year;
5. Renewal students readmitted or returning who did not receive funding the prior academic year; and
6. Eligible students who do not fall into any of the other four categories listed above.