In many states, yes, Perkins can be used for affiliation when the investment is tied to meeting a gap in engagement identified in the Local Comprehensive Needs Assessment. If a program/chapter can identify a special population, as identified in the Perkins Act, that would benefit from removing the barrier of individual dues or define how the program affiliation fee, as an instructional fee, is instrumental in increasing the program’s impact on delivering a skilled workforce, the fee would be allowable under the Carl D. Perkins Act.
