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Colorado Department of Higher Education Career & Technical Education Tuition Assistance Grant Application

Criteria & Terms:
1.  Be a Colorado resident student.
2.  Be enrolled in an eligible short-certificate program approved by a governing board (certificates that are 15 credits or less). CTE programs that have already been submitted and approved to the US Department of Education for Title IV aid are not eligible.
3.  Demonstrate financial need by providing documentation that the student is eligible for at least one of the following:
a. A Pell-eligible Expected Family Contribution as demonstrated by the FAFSA;
b. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Benefits;
c. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits;
d. Medicaid Eligibility;
e. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Disability Benefits;
f. Section 8 Housing Vouchers;
g. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Benefits;
h. An income that is eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch Benefits; or
i. An income that is too low to require a Federal Income Tax Filing.
4.  Student has not received a Pell grant and a CTE grant concurrently for the same course of study, but may be eligible to receive a CTE grant and a Pell grant concurrently if the programs are distinguishable and separate courses of study (This intends to clarify that the statute does not exclude a student from being enrolled in a separate Pell-eligible program at the same time as they are enrolled in a CTE program, but intends to provide tuition assistance for students in a short CTE program which is not eligible for Pell grant).
5.  Be in good standing and demonstrate academic progress according to the institution’s published policy regarding Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for financial aid purposes.
6.  Be registered with the Selective Service System, if required.   

The CTE Grant may be applied only towards tuition, fees, and book costs of eligible students and may not exceed the cost of the eligible program which the student is enrolled. The maximum award is $2,250.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 1 week after the course starts.
Funding is limited & will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
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