How does the Secretary evaluate an application?
34 C.F.R. § 637.31
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in § 637.32.
(b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.
(c) The Secretary gives priority to applicants which have not previously received funding from the program and to previous grantees with a proven record of success, as well as to applications that contribute to achieving balance among funded projects with respect to:
(1) Geographic region;
(2) Academic discipline; and
(3) Project type.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-34.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
