§ 1070. Statement of purpose; program authorization

• (a) It is the purpose of this part, to assist in making available the benefits of postsecondary education to eligible students (defined in accordance with section 1091 of this title ) in institutions of higher education by—
  • (1) providing Federal Pell Grants to all eligible students;
  • (2) providing supplemental educational opportunity grants to those students who demonstrate financial need;
  • (3) providing for payments to the States to assist them in making financial aid available to such students;
  • (4) providing for special programs and projects designed (A) to identify and encourage qualified youths with financial or cultural need with a potential for postsecondary education, (B) to prepare students from low-income families for postsecondary education, and (C) to provide remedial (including remedial language study) and other services to students; and
  • (5) providing assistance to institutions of higher education.
• (b) The Secretary shall, in accordance with subparts 1 through 9 of this part, carry out programs to achieve the purposes of this part.