How does the Secretary evaluate an application?
34 C.F.R. § 396.30
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) The Secretary evaluates applications under the procedures in 34 CFR part 75.
(b) The Secretary evaluates each application using selection criteria in § 396.31.
(c) In addition to the selection criteria described in paragraph (b) of this section, the Secretary evaluates each application using—
(1) Selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210;
(2) Selection criteria established under 34 CFR 75.209; or
(3) A combination of selection criteria established under 34 CFR 75.209 and selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-34.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026