CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 600 to 694) > PART 637—MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM > SUBPART D—How Does the Secretary Make a Grant? (§637.31 to §637.32) > 637.31—How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

637.31—How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

(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.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-106 7c, 1067g-1067k, 1068, and 1068b)

Code of Federal Regulations

[46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43545, Nov. 12, 1987; 70 FR 13374, Mar. 21, 2005]