(LEAP-99-01) Application to receive award year 1999-2000 funds for the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program

DCLPublicationDate: 2/1/99
DCLID: LEAP-99-1
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Summary: Application to receive award year 1999-2000 funds for the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program

February 1999

SUMMARY: Application to receive award year 1999-2000 funds for the Leveraging Educational
Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program.

We are forwarding with this letter the award year 1999-2000 application to participate in the LEAP Program (Enclosure A). This program was formerly known as the State Student Incentive Grant Program. In accordance with the Notice of Application Closing Date for State Applications published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1999 (Enclosure B), you should submit the completed application to the following address not later than March 31, 1999:

Harold F. McCullough
Chief, Grants Branch
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
ROB-3, Room 3045
Washington, DC 20202-5447

Please note that the Department of Education again requires you to provide on the consolidated certifications form (ED Form 80-0013; Enclosure C) the following certifications, as appropriate, with your application:

(1) Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension Certification.
(2) Drug-Free Workplace Certification.
(3) Lobbying Certification.

We are providing the tentative award year 1999-2000 allotment table (Enclosure D) for your use in answering item 5 on the application. To assist you in assuring that the application is completed properly, we are also enclosing an application review sheet (Enclosure E).

If you have any questions about completing or submitting the application and certifications, please contact my staff on (202) 708-8242.

Sincerely,



Greg Woods
Chief Operating Officer
Office of Student Financial Assistance

Enclosures*

*The IFAP does not include the enclosures for this “Dear State Colleague” Letter. The enclosures were mailed to the appropriate State offices that complete the application to participate in the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program for the 1999-2000 award year.