[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR607.24]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
             CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 607--STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C--How Does the Secretary Make an Award?
 
Sec. 607.24  How does the Secretary use an applicant's performance under a previous development grant when awarding a development grant?

    (a)(1) In addition to evaluating an application under the selection 
criteria in Sec. 607.22, the Secretary evaluates an applicant's 
performance under any previous development grant awarded under the 
Strengthening Institutions Program that expired within five years of the 
year when the development grant will begin.
    (2) The Secretary evaluates whether the applicant fulfilled, or is 
making substantial progress toward fulfilling, the goals and objectives 
of the previous grant, including, but not limited to, the applicant's 
success in institutionalizing practices developed and improvements made 
under the grant.
    (3) The Secretary bases the evaluation of the applicant's 
performance on information contained in--

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    (i) Performance and evaluation reports submitted by the applicant;
    (ii) Audit reports submitted on behalf of the applicant; and
    (iii) Other information obtained by the Secretary, including reports 
prepared by the Department.
    (b) If the Secretary initially determines that the applicant did not 
fulfill the goals and objectives of a previous grant or is not making 
substantial progress towards fulfilling those goals and objectives, the 
Secretary affords the applicant the opportunity to respond to that 
initial determination.
    (c) If the Secretary determines that the applicant did not fulfill 
the goals and objectives of a previous grant or is not making 
substantial progress towards fulfilling those goals and objectives, the 
Secretary may--
    (1) Decide not to fund the applicant; or
    (2) Fund the applicant but impose special grant terms and 
conditions, such as specific reporting and monitoring requirements.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1066)

[59 FR 41925, Aug. 15, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 70155, Dec. 15, 1999]