Does the JLD Program require a school to provide a non-federal share?
Yes. When a school participates in the JLD Program, federal funds may pay up to 80 percent of the allowable costs. The school must provide the remaining 20 percent of allowable costs, either in cash or in services. The school’s 20 percent share may be either (1) 20 percent of each allowable cost, or (2) varying percentages of allowable costs, as long as the school’s total expenditures of school funds and/or provision of services equals at least 20 percent of the total allowable costs for the JLD Program. The school must maintain records that indicate the amount and sources of its share. The fiscal procedures and records requirements for JLD are the same as those for the FWS Program.
