Foster Care Informational Meeting

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Foster Care Informational Meeting

• S.C. Technical College System
• Via Technet
• August 16, 2007

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Agenda

• Introductions
• Proviso
• Identifying Foster Care Youth
• Eligibility Continued Eligibility
• Awarding Process
• Funding Award Amount
• Reporting of Data
• Institutional Disbursement
• Questions

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Foster Care Youth

• Budget Proviso 5A.21 Foster Care youth
  attending an eligible higher education
  institution in S.C. are eligible for additional
  Need-based Grants funding of up to 2,000 above
  the 2,500 maximum.

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Identification62-470 (F)

• Students who may be eligible under this provision
  must self-identify.
• Contact the institution
• Provide official verification to the institution
  (verification of DSS status is only needed one
  time).
• Acceptable verification shall include a letter
  from DSS or
• Foster Care Waiver Form to be completed and
  submitted to CHE.

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Identification

• As CHE continues to work with DSS,
  self-identification may not be necessary.
• Goal A more streamlined process whereby CHE
  notifies Institutions of the Foster Care youth.

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Eligibility Continued Eligibility Requirements

• All Foster Care youth must meet the
  eligibility and continued eligibility
  requirements to receive the Need-based Grant and
  the additional grant.

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NBG Awarding ProcessSection 62-470 (F)

• Need-based Grants are to be used only towards
  payment for the cost-of-attendance as defined by
  Title IV Regulations.

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NBG Awarding ProcessSection 62-470 (F)

• Institutions must give first priority and
  award the maximum allowable NBG to Foster Care
  youth who are in the custody of DSS.
• This may include Foster Care youth who have aged
  out of the system.
• 2,500 if full-time (12 credit hours)
• 1,250 if part-time (6-11 credit hours)

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Additional NBG Funding/Award Amount

• Additional NBG money (separate from the NBG
  allocation)
• 100,000
• Divided equally to eligible Foster Care youth
  Award amount
• Award amount may vary each year

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Reporting of Data

• Foster Care Recipients are reported with
  Scholarship/Grant Disbursement Data
• Separate record for the student
• Data Type F
• Amount Awarded Based on allocation as explained
  in previous slide
• The reporting of the need-based portion follows
  current procedures

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Institutional Disbursementof Additional NBG

• Institutions must submit a separate invoice for
  the additional NBG indicating the name of each
  Foster Care youth to
• Jeff Richards
• Internal Operations
• S.C. Commission on Higher Education
• 1333 Main Street, Suite 200
• Columbia, SC 29201
• 1408 (100,000/71 eligible Foster Care youth for
  FY07/08)

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NBG Institutional DisbursementSection 62-490

• Institutions will identify award amounts, which
  cannot exceed 1,250 per eligible part-time and
  2,500 per eligible full-time student per
  academic year.
• NBG may not be applied to a second bachelors
  degree.
• Verification of enrollment and year-end
  reconciliation report to CHE prior to June 30th.
  (Reported as adjustments with the summer
  disbursement process.)

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• QUESTIONS

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Contact Information

• Dr. Karen Woodfaulk Director of Student
• Services
• 803.737.2244 or kwoodfaulk_at_che.sc.gov
• Ms. Camille Brown Assistant Director for
  Finance
• 
  Facilities/Chief Information
• Officer
• 803.737-2149 or cbrown_at_che.sc.gov
• Ms. Lorna Manglona-Williams Need-based Grant
• 
  Coordinator
• 803.737.2262 or lmangwilliams_at_che.sc.gov
• Toll Free 1-877-349-7183
• Website www.che.sc.gov