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Grants available under this chapter shall be paid to the qualified institution from the Fund, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, during each such fiscal year, contingent upon the qualified institution’s meeting the requirements set forth in its memorandum of understanding. If the total amount of moneys appropriated to the Fund in a fiscal year is less than anticipated, grants to all qualified institutions under this chapter may be prorated to reflect the actual amount appropriated.B\n\nTo apply for a grant each year, a qualified institution shall report to the Secretary of Finance regarding the qualified institution’s progress on increasing the number of eligible degrees and meeting the requirements pursuant to its memorandum of understanding. Such report shall include, at a minimum: (i) progress on increasing the number of eligible degrees, as set forth in the memorandum of understanding, including actual enrollment in qualified degree programs; (ii) the aggregate number of new eligible degrees created and maintained as of the last day of the calendar year that immediately precedes the date of the application, including information related to the retention of students who enrolled in the calendar year immediately preceding the application; and (iii) the average annual cost incurred in the production of the new eligible degrees described in clause (ii). For applications filed four years or more after the date of a qualified institution’s original memorandum of understanding, the qualified institution shall also include actual graduation rates from qualified degree programs. The report shall be filed with the Secretary no later than May 1 of the year following the calendar year upon which the report is based, as an application for a grant in the fiscal year beginning on the immediately following July 1. Failure to meet the reporting deadline shall result in a deferral of a payment in the upcoming fiscal year.C\n\nA report received pursuant to subsection B shall be reviewed by the designated reviewers. Within 60 days of receipt of the report, the Secretary of Finance, in consultation with the other designated reviewers, shall certify to the Comptroller and the qualified institution the amount of the grant payment to be paid to the qualified institution, subject to appropriation. Payment of such grant shall be made by check issued by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller in the fiscal year immediately following the submission of such application, as provided in the memorandum of understanding. The Comptroller shall not draw any warrants to issue checks for the grant installments under this section without a specific appropriation for the same.D\n\nAs a condition of receipt of grant payments, a qualified institution shall make available for inspection to the designated reviewers all documents relevant and applicable to determining whether the qualified institution has met the requirements for the receipt of a grant as set forth in this chapter and subject to the memorandum of understanding.E\n\nFailure of a qualified institution to meet the goals, metrics, and requirements set forth in its memorandum of understanding shall result in the adjustment of any future awards to the qualified institution to reflect such discrepancy.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":292198,"text":"A qualified institution with a memorandum of understanding approved and signed in accordance with the provisions of § 23.1-1241 shall be eligible to apply for a grant each fiscal year beginning with the Commonwealth’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, through the Commonwealth’s fiscal year starting on July 1, 2038. Grants available under this chapter shall be paid to the qualified institution from the Fund, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, during each such fiscal year, contingent upon the qualified institution’s meeting the requirements set forth in its memorandum of understanding. If the total amount of moneys appropriated to the Fund in a fiscal year is less than anticipated, grants to all qualified institutions under this chapter may be prorated to reflect the actual amount appropriated.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":292199,"text":"To apply for a grant each year, a qualified institution shall report to the Secretary of Finance regarding the qualified institution’s progress on increasing the number of eligible degrees and meeting the requirements pursuant to its memorandum of understanding. 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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 638<\/a> and 639<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73066,"section_number":"23.1-1241","catch_line":"Approval and update of memorandum of understanding","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1241\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185911,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81590,"identifier":"23.1-1242","token":"23.1\/III\/12.1\/23.1-1242","url":"\/23.1-1242\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-1242\/","token":"23.1\/III\/12.1\/23.1-1242","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility for grant payments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-1242","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A qualified institution<\/span> with a memorandum of understanding<\/span> approved and signed in accordance with the provisions of § 23.1-1241<\/a> shall be eligible to apply for a grant<\/span> each fiscal year beginning with the Commonwealth’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, through the Commonwealth’s fiscal year starting on July 1, 2038. Grants<\/span> available under this chapter shall be paid to the qualified institution<\/span> from the Fund<\/span>, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, during each such fiscal year, contingent upon the qualified institution<\/span>’s meeting the requirements set forth in its memorandum of understanding<\/span>. If the total amount of moneys appropriated to the Fund<\/span> in a fiscal year is less than anticipated, grants<\/span> to all qualified institutions<\/span> under this chapter may be prorated to reflect the actual amount appropriated. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> To apply for a grant<\/span> each year, a qualified institution<\/span> shall report to the Secretary of Finance regarding the qualified institution<\/span>’s progress on increasing the number of eligible degrees<\/span> and meeting the requirements pursuant to its memorandum of understanding<\/span>. Such report shall include, at a minimum: (i) progress on increasing the number of eligible degrees<\/span>, as set forth in the memorandum of understanding<\/span>, including actual enrollment in qualified degree programs; (ii) the aggregate number of new eligible degrees<\/span> created and maintained as of the last day of the calendar year that immediately precedes the date of the application, including information related to the retention of students who enrolled in the calendar year immediately preceding the application; and (iii) the average annual cost incurred in the production of the new eligible degrees<\/span> described in clause (ii). For applications filed four years or more after the date of a qualified institution<\/span>’s original memorandum of understanding<\/span>, the qualified institution<\/span> shall also include actual graduation rates from qualified degree programs. The report shall be filed with the Secretary no later than May 1 of the year following the calendar year upon which the report is based, as an application for a grant<\/span> in the fiscal year beginning on the immediately following July 1. Failure to meet the reporting deadline shall result in a deferral of a payment in the upcoming fiscal year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A report received pursuant to subsection B shall be reviewed by the designated reviewers<\/span>. Within 60 days of receipt of the report, the Secretary of Finance, in consultation with the other designated reviewers<\/span>, shall certify to the Comptroller and the qualified institution<\/span> the amount of the grant<\/span> payment to be paid to the qualified institution<\/span>, subject to appropriation. Payment of such grant<\/span> shall be made by check issued by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller in the fiscal year immediately following the submission of such application, as provided in the memorandum of understanding<\/span>. The Comptroller shall not draw any warrants to issue<\/span> checks for the grant<\/span> installments under this section without a specific appropriation for the same. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> As a condition of receipt of grant<\/span> payments, a qualified institution<\/span> shall make available for inspection to the designated reviewers<\/span> all documents relevant and applicable to determining whether the qualified institution<\/span> has met the requirements for the receipt of a grant<\/span> as set forth in this chapter and subject to the memorandum of understanding<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Failure of a qualified institution<\/span> to meet the goals, metrics, and requirements set forth in its memorandum of understanding<\/span> shall result in the adjustment of any future awards to the qualified institution<\/span> to reflect such discrepancy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT PAYMENTS (\u00a7 23.1-1242)\n\nA. A qualified institution with a memorandum of understanding approved and\nsigned in accordance with the provisions of § 23.1-1241 shall be eligible\nto apply for a grant each fiscal year beginning with the Commonwealth’s\nfiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, through the Commonwealth’s fiscal year\nstarting on July 1, 2038. Grants available under this chapter shall be paid to\nthe qualified institution from the Fund, subject to appropriation by the General\nAssembly, during each such fiscal year, contingent upon the qualified\ninstitution’s meeting the requirements set forth in its memorandum of\nunderstanding. If the total amount of moneys appropriated to the Fund in a\nfiscal year is less than anticipated, grants to all qualified institutions under\nthis chapter may be prorated to reflect the actual amount appropriated.\n\nB. To apply for a grant each year, a qualified institution shall report to the\nSecretary of Finance regarding the qualified institution’s progress on\nincreasing the number of eligible degrees and meeting the requirements pursuant\nto its memorandum of understanding. Such report shall include, at a minimum: (i)\nprogress on increasing the number of eligible degrees, as set forth in the\nmemorandum of understanding, including actual enrollment in qualified degree\nprograms; (ii) the aggregate number of new eligible degrees created and\nmaintained as of the last day of the calendar year that immediately precedes the\ndate of the application, including information related to the retention of\nstudents who enrolled in the calendar year immediately preceding the\napplication; and (iii) the average annual cost incurred in the production of the\nnew eligible degrees described in clause (ii). For applications filed four years\nor more after the date of a qualified institution’s original memorandum of\nunderstanding, the qualified institution shall also include actual graduation\nrates from qualified degree programs. The report shall be filed with the\nSecretary no later than May 1 of the year following the calendar year upon which\nthe report is based, as an application for a grant in the fiscal year beginning\non the immediately following July 1. Failure to meet the reporting deadline\nshall result in a deferral of a payment in the upcoming fiscal year.\n\nC. A report received pursuant to subsection B shall be reviewed by the\ndesignated reviewers. Within 60 days of receipt of the report, the Secretary of\nFinance, in consultation with the other designated reviewers, shall certify to\nthe Comptroller and the qualified institution the amount of the grant payment to\nbe paid to the qualified institution, subject to appropriation. Payment of such\ngrant shall be made by check issued by the State Treasurer on warrant of the\nComptroller in the fiscal year immediately following the submission of such\napplication, as provided in the memorandum of understanding. The Comptroller\nshall not draw any warrants to issue checks for the grant installments under\nthis section without a specific appropriation for the same.\n\nD. As a condition of receipt of grant payments, a qualified institution shall\nmake available for inspection to the designated reviewers all documents relevant\nand applicable to determining whether the qualified institution has met the\nrequirements for the receipt of a grant as set forth in this chapter and subject\nto the memorandum of understanding.\n\nE. Failure of a qualified institution to meet the goals, metrics, and\nrequirements set forth in its memorandum of understanding shall result in the\nadjustment of any future awards to the qualified institution to reflect such\ndiscrepancy.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, cc. 638, 639.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}