Job Location and Development Program

34 C.F.R. Part ..., Subpart B
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01

34 C.F.R. § 675.31 Purpose.

The purpose of the Job Location and Development program is to expand off-campus job opportunities for students who are enrolled in eligible institutions of higher education and want jobs, regardless of their financial need, and to encourage students to participate in community service activities.

34 C.F.R. § 675.32 Program description.

An institution may expend up to the lesser of $50,000 or 10 percent of its FWS allocation and reallocation for an award year to establish or expand a program under which the institution, separately or in combination with other eligible institutions, locates and develops jobs, including community service jobs, for currently enrolled students.

34 C.F.R. § 675.33 Allowable costs.

(a)(1) Allowable and unallowable costs. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, costs reasonably related to carrying out the programs described in § 675.32 are allowable. (2) Costs related to the purchase, construction, or alteration of physical facilities or indirect administrative costs are not allowable. (b) Federal share of allowable costs. An institution may use FWS funds, as provided in § 675.32, to pay up to 80 percent of allowable costs. (c) Institutional share of allowable costs. An institution's share of allowable costs may be in cash or in the form of services. The institution shall keep records documenting the amount and source of its share.

34 C.F.R. § 675.34 Multi-Institutional job location and development programs.

(a) An institution participating in the FWS program may enter into a written agreement to establish and operate job location programs for its students with other participating institutions. (b) The agreement described in paragraph (a) of this section must— (1) Designate the administrator of the program; and (2) Specify the terms, conditions, and performance standards of the program. (c) Each institution shall retain responsibility for the proper disbursement of the Federal funds it contributes under an agreement with other eligible institutions.

34 C.F.R. § 675.35 Agreement.

(a) A FWS participating institution, to establish or expand these programs, shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary. (b) The agreement must provide— (1) That the institution will administer the programs in accordance with the HEA and the provisions of this part; (2) That the institution will submit to the Secretary an annual report on the use of the funds and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs in benefiting the institution's students; and (3) Satisfactory assurances that— (i) The institution will not use program funds to locate and develop jobs at an eligible institution; (ii) The institution will use program funds to locate and develop jobs for students during and between periods of attendance at the institution, not upon graduation; (iii) The program will not displace employees or impair existing service contracts; (iv) Program funds can realistically be expected to generate total student wages exceeding the total amount of the Federal funds spent under this subpart; and (v) If the institution uses Federal funds to contract with another institution, suitable performance standards will be part of that contract.

34 C.F.R. § 675.36 Procedures and records.

Procedures and records concerning the administration of a JLD project established and operated under this subpart are governed by applicable provisions of § 675.19.

34 C.F.R. § 675.37 Termination and suspension.

(a) If the Secretary terminates or suspends an institution's eligibility to participate in the FWS program, the action also applies to the institution's job location and development programs. (b) The Secretary pays an institution's financial obligations incurred and allowable before the termination but not incurred— (1) During a suspension; or (2) In anticipation of a suspension. (c) However, the institution must cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible.

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