How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

34 C.F.R. § 226.11

in effectEffective: 2024-07-01

(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in § 226.12 and the competitive preference priorities in § 226.14. (b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion and competitive preference priority in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

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