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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 61 • SLEAP (Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership) • Work-Study Programs. Note: State educational assistance programs, including work-study, funded by LEAP or SLEAP are programs under Title IV of HEA. 33.1.1. Exclusion All student financial assistance received under HEA, or under BIA student assistance programs, is excluded from income and resources, regardless of use. The resource exclusion for this educational assistance does not have a time limit, i.e. regardless of how long the assistance is held, it is excluded from resources. Retained funds must be identifiable in order to be excluded. See Commingled Funds Chapter E - 26 if funds excluded under this provision are commingled with other funds. 33.1.2. Interest and Dividends Interest and dividends earned on unspent educational assistance under Title IV of HEA or under BIA are countable resources but are excluded as income. 33.1.3. Verification Verify that the assistance is a grant, scholarship, fellowship, or gift using documents in the individual's possession or by contacting the institution or provider. 33.2. Other Grants, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Gifts 33.2.1. Exclusion Any portion of a grant, scholarship, fellowship, or gift used or intended to be used to pay the cost of tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses at any educational institution, including vocational and technical education, is excluded from resources for 9 months beginning the month after the month it was received. This exclusion does not apply to any portion set aside or actually used for food or shelter. Retained funds must be identifiable in order to be excluded. See Commingled Funds Chapter E - 26 if funds excluded under this provision are commingled with other funds.