; (7) an assurance that, for each year of the grant, the State or Indian tribe will notify each eligible student of the student’s remaining eligibility for assistance under this part; and (8) a description of how the State or Indian tribe will promote the improved performance of public institutions of higher education through funding reform, including through the use of a performance-based model that allocates a portion of the State or Indian tribe’s public higher education expenditures based on the performance of those institutions on State-specified metrics, including successful student outcomes, while ensuring that existing funding gaps for underresourced institutions are not exacerbated. 8115. Allowable uses of funds (a) In general A State or Indian tribe shall use a grant under this part only to provide funds to participating community colleges to waive resident tuition and fees for eligible students who are enrolled in— (1) academic programs with credits that can fully transfer via articulation agreement toward a baccalaureate degree or postbaccalaureate degree at any public institution of higher education in the State