Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-11k

(b) The Office of Higher Education shall award grants under the PATH program on a competitive basis to any nonprofit community-based organization that (1) provided the types of assistance specified in subsection (a) of this section during the academic year prior to the year in which the grant will be awarded, and (2) will provide, cooperatively with the school administrators of a public high school in the state, such assistance during the academic year for which the grant will be awarded. The office shall establish procedures for the submission of grant applications for said program and shall review such grant applications on the basis of an evaluation format developed by the office, that shall include, but need not be limited to, preference for such nonprofit community-based organizations that provide such assistance in a school district designated as an alliance school district, pursuant to section 10-262u , for the academic year in which the grant will be awarded. Grants shall be awarded in amounts not exceeding twenty thousand dollars and not less than fifteen thousand dollars and shall be available for the duration of the academic year for which such grant is awarded. If the office finds that any such grant is being used for any purpose that is not in conformity with the purposes of the PATH program, the office may require repayment of the grant to the state.