7004.1 Based on the application and any other records, documents, and information provided to the Mayor, an employee designated by the Director of the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program Office ("Grant Program Office") shall determine whether the applicant, in the reasonable judgment of the employee, is eligible to receive the tuition assistance provided by this Chapter.

7004.2 The Grant Program Office shall send a written notification to the applicant informing him or her of their eligibility to receive tuition assistance. The Letter of Eligibility ("LOE") informing the applicant that he or she is eligible to receive tuition assistance shall be mailed by regular mail, and the letter informing the applicant that he or she is ineligible to receive tuition assistance shall be mailed by certified mail. In addition, if the student is determined to be eligible for the tuition assistance, the Grant Program Office will so inform the institution(s) listed on the student's application as schools the student is most likely to attend by providing a list of eligible students to the institution or by posting this list of eligible students on an official Website for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Program.

7004.3 The applicant shall provide a copy of the LOE to the financial aid office of the public or private eligible institution to which the applicant is enrolled or intends to enroll in order for the applicant to receive the tuition assistance.

7004.4 If the Grant Program Office determines that the applicant is not eligible for tuition assistance, the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for this determination in the letter sent under §7004.2.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 5013, 5019 (June 1, 2001).