A State may use the funds it receives under the SLEAP Program for one or more of the following activities:
(a) Supplement LEAP grant awards to eligible students who demonstrate financial need by--
(1) Increasing the LEAP grant award amounts for students; or
(2) Increasing the number of students receiving LEAP grant awards.
(b) Supplement LEAP community service work-study awards to eligible students who demonstrate financial need by--
(1) Increasing the LEAP community service work-study award amounts for students; or
(2) Increasing the number of students receiving LEAP community service work-study awards.
(c) Award scholarships to eligible students who demonstrate financial need and who--
(1) Demonstrate merit or academic achievement; or
(2) Wish to enter a program of study leading to a career in--
(i) Information technology;
(ii) Mathematics, computer science, or engineering;
(iii) Teaching; or
(iv) Other fields determined by the State to be critical to the State's workforce needs. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c-3a) [66 FR 34039, June 26, 2001]