# 34 C.F.R. § 643.1 (2026): What is the Talent Search program?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 34 C.F.R. § 643.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** What is the Talent Search program?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 34 CFR: Education / Chapter VI: OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / Part 643: TALENT SEARCH / Subpart A: General / § 643.1: § 643.1   What is the Talent Search program?

## Text

The Talent Search program provides grants for projects designed to—
(a) Identify qualified youths with potential for education at the postsecondary level and encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake a program of postsecondary education;
(b) Publicize the availability of, and facilitate the application for, student financial assistance for persons who seek to pursue postsecondary education; and
(c) Encourage persons who have not completed education programs at the secondary or postsecondary level to enter or reenter and complete these programs.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-12)
[58 FR 59145, Nov. 5, 1993, as amended at 75 FR 65774, Oct. 26, 2010]

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