N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8, § 153-3.4 – Funding.

(a) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this initiative shall be awarded in equal amounts per foster youth to each institution whose application is approved by the commissioner; pursuant to the sector distribution described in subdivision (b) of this section.
(b) Funds appropriated for the foster care youth initiative shall be allocated among the sectors as follows:
1. (1) 52 percent or institutions in the SUNY system;
2. (2) 30 percent or institutions in the CUNY system; and
3. (3) 18 percent or other degree-granting institutions in New York with current Arthur O. Eve higher education opportunity programs under this Part.
(c) Funds awarded under this Subpart shall be used for the following purposes to transition eligible students into postsecondary education:
1. (1) to provide additional services and fund expenses to expand opportunities for Foster Youth through existing postsecondary opportunity programs at the SUNY (Education Opportunity Program), CUNY (Search for Elevation, Education and Knowledge Program and College Discovery Program), and other not-for-profit degree granting higher education institutions which have higher education opportunity programs for foster youth;
2. (2) to provide necessary supplemental financial aid for foster youth, which may include the cost of tuition and fees, books, supplies, transportation, and other expenses determined by the Commissioner to be necessary for such foster youth to attend college;
3. (3) to conduct a summer college preparation program for foster youth who will be enrolled and attending as first time full time students at such institution awarded funding in an effort to prepare them to navigate on-campus systems, and provide preparation in reading, writing, and mathematics for foster youth who need it; or
4. (4) for advisement, tutoring and other academic assistance for foster youth who are or will be enrolled and attending such institution awarded funding.
(d) Funds awarded pursuant to this Subpart shall be used for the allowable costs, as determined by the commissioner, of activities and services needed to support the purposes prescribed in subdivision (c) of this section, which may include, but shall not be limited to, costs of outreach to high schools and community based organizations that serve foster youth to advise potential students and provide information on this initiative.
(e) For the 2015-2016 academic year only, the amount of funds to be awarded to each institution under this initiative shall be based on the current number of eligible foster youth at such institution plus the number of eligible students recruited for, and enrolled in, an opportunity program at such institution.
(f) For the 2016-2017 academic year and thereafter, all funds under this initiative shall be based on the number of eligible foster youth recruited for and enrolled in the opportunity programs of such institutions for the current year of enrollment.
(g) No funds under this Subpart shall be used to support the regular academic programs of any institution participating in this program or, for programs which are incompatible with the regents plan for the expansion and development of higher education in New York State.