to identify qualified youths with potential for education at the postsecondary level and to encourage such youths to complete secondary school and to undertake a program of postsecondary education;

to publicize the availability of, and facilitate the application for, student financial assistance available to persons who pursue a program of postsecondary education; and

to encourage persons who have not completed programs of education at the secondary or postsecondary level to enter or reenter, and complete such programs.

connections to high quality academic tutoring services, to enable students to complete secondary or postsecondary courses;

advice and assistance in secondary course selection and, if applicable, initial postsecondary course selection;

assistance in preparing for college entrance examinations and completing college admission applications;

connections to education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students’ parents, including financial planning for postsecondary education.

academic tutoring, which may include instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other subjects;

personal and career counseling or activities;

information and activities designed to acquaint youth with the range of career options available to the youth;

exposure to the campuses of institutions of higher education, as well as cultural events, academic programs, and other sites or activities not usually available to disadvantaged youth;

workshops and counseling for families of students served;

mentoring programs involving elementary or secondary school teachers or counselors, faculty members at institutions of higher education, students, or any combination of such persons; and

programs and activities as described in subsection (b) or paragraphs (1) through (6) of this subsection that are specially designed for students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths (as such term is defined in section 11434a of title 42), students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system, or other disconnected students.

require an assurance that not less than two-thirds of the individuals participating in the project proposed to be carried out under any application be low-income individuals who are first generation college students;

require that such participants be persons who either have completed 5 years of elementary education or are at least 11 years of age but not more than 27 years of age, unless the imposition of any such limitation with respect to any person would defeat the purposes of this section or the purposes of section 1070a–16 of this title;

require an assurance that individuals participating in the project proposed in the application do not have access to services from another project funded under this section or under section 1070a–16 of this title; and

require an assurance that the project will be located in a setting accessible to the persons proposed to be served by the project.