§ 6-82-1608 - Amounts of grants. - Arkansas Statutes

6-82-1608. Amounts of grants.

(a) Each person awarded an Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant shall receive the grant for one (1) academic year or its equivalent for part-time students as defined by the Department of Higher Education.

(b) The grant may be renewable for up to three (3) academic years or the equivalent for part-time students if the person applies and meets continuing eligibility criteria established by the department.

(c) (1) The amount of the annual grant for full-time students shall not exceed the lesser of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per academic year or the cost of tuition at the institution.

(2) The amount of the annual grant for part-time students shall be prorated on the basis of the number of credit hours enrolled each term not to exceed the lesser of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or the cost of tuition at the institution per academic year.

(3) The maximum total grant shall be eight thousand dollars ($8,000).

(4) The amount of any award under subdivisions (c)(1) or (2) of this section shall be reduced by the amount of any Pell Grant received by the student for the academic year.

(d) The enrollment hours shall be determined on the eleventh class day or the official department counting day.

(e) The department may promulgate rules and regulations to allow institutions to make emergency grants to students under the Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant Program.