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Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of completion of the noncredit workforce training program by the eligible student, the Council shall reimburse the institution in an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program. Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of the attainment of a noncredit workforce credential by the eligible student, the Council shall reimburse the institution in an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program. However, the Council shall not reimburse any eligible institution more than $4,000 per completed noncredit workforce training program per eligible student pursuant to the Program.\n\nB\n\nGrants shall not be reduced by an eligible student’s concurrent receipt of financial aid from any other source except in cases in which the grant and such other financial aid would result in total assistance in excess of tuition, fees, books, and other allowable costs of completing the noncredit workforce credential program.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1324142,"text":"Subject to the availability of funds, any eligible student who enrolls in a noncredit workforce training program offered by an eligible institution pursuant to the Program may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two-thirds of the cost of the noncredit workforce training program, provided that at the time of enrollment the eligible student pays one-third of the cost of the noncredit workforce training program and signs an agreement to complete the noncredit workforce training program or pay an additional one-third of the program cost in the event of noncompletion. Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of completion of the noncredit workforce training program by the eligible student, the Council shall reimburse the institution in an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program. Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of the attainment of a noncredit workforce credential by the eligible student, the Council shall reimburse the institution in an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program. 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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 326<\/a> and 470<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 5<\/a> and 6<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1412155,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355542,"identifier":"23.1-627.4","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/4.1\/23.1-627.4","url":"\/23.1-627.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-627.4\/","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/4.1\/23.1-627.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Student grants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-627.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Subject to the availability of funds<\/span>, any eligible student<\/span> who enrolls in a noncredit workforce training program<\/span> offered by an eligible institution<\/span> pursuant to the Program may apply for and be awarded a grant<\/span> to cover two-thirds of the cost of the noncredit workforce training program<\/span>, provided that at the time of enrollment the eligible student<\/span> pays one-third of the cost of the noncredit workforce training program<\/span> and signs an agreement to complete the noncredit workforce training program<\/span> or pay an additional one-third of the program cost in the event of noncompletion. Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of completion of the noncredit workforce training program<\/span> by the eligible student<\/span>, the Council<\/span> shall reimburse the institution in an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program. Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of the attainment of a noncredit workforce credential<\/span> by the eligible student<\/span>, the Council<\/span> shall reimburse the institution in an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program. However, the Council<\/span> shall not reimburse any eligible institution<\/span> more than $4,000 per completed noncredit workforce training program<\/span> per eligible student<\/span> pursuant to the Program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Grants<\/span> shall not be reduced by an eligible student<\/span>’s concurrent receipt of financial aid from any other source except in cases in which the grant<\/span> and such other financial aid would result in total assistance in excess of tuition, fees, books, and other allowable costs of completing the noncredit workforce credential<\/span> program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTUDENT GRANTS (\u00a7 23.1-627.4)\n\nA. Subject to the availability of funds, any eligible student who enrolls in a\nnoncredit workforce training program offered by an eligible institution pursuant\nto the Program may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two-thirds of the\ncost of the noncredit workforce training program, provided that at the time of\nenrollment the eligible student pays one-third of the cost of the noncredit\nworkforce training program and signs an agreement to complete the noncredit\nworkforce training program or pay an additional one-third of the program cost in\nthe event of noncompletion. Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of\ncompletion of the noncredit workforce training program by the eligible student,\nthe Council shall reimburse the institution in an amount equal to one-third of\nthe cost of the program. Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of the\nattainment of a noncredit workforce credential by the eligible student, the\nCouncil shall reimburse the institution in an amount equal to one-third of the\ncost of the program. However, the Council shall not reimburse any eligible\ninstitution more than $4,000 per completed noncredit workforce training program\nper eligible student pursuant to the Program.\n\nB. Grants shall not be reduced by an eligible student’s concurrent receipt\nof financial aid from any other source except in cases in which the grant and\nsuch other financial aid would result in total assistance in excess of tuition,\nfees, books, and other allowable costs of completing the noncredit workforce\ncredential program.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 326, 470; 2023, cc. 5, 6.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}