Foster Care Informational Meeting S.C. Technical College System Via Technet August 16, 2007

Agenda I. Introductions II. Proviso III. Identifying Foster Care Youth IV. Eligibility & Continued Eligibility V. Awarding Process VI. Funding & Award Amount VII. Reporting of Data VIII. Institutional Disbursement IX. Questions

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.

Identification (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.

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.

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.

NBG Awarding Process Section (F) Need-based Grants are to be used only towards payment for the cost-of- attendance as defined by Title IV Regulations.

NBG Awarding Process Section (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)

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

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

Institutional Disbursement of 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 $1408 ($100,000/71 eligible Foster Care youth for FY07/08)

NBG Institutional Disbursement Section 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 bachelor’s degree. Verification of enrollment and year-end reconciliation report to CHE prior to June 30th. (Reported as adjustments with the summer disbursement process.)

QUESTIONS

Contact Information Dr. Karen Woodfaulk – Director of Student Services or Ms. Camille Brown– Assistant Director for Finance & Facilities/Chief Information Officer or Ms. Lorna Manglona-Williams – Need-based Grant Coordinator or Toll Free: Website: