[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: 34CFR647.5] [Page 322] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 647--RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 647.5 How long is a project period? (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a project period under the McNair program is four years. (b) The Secretary approves a project period of five years for applications that score in the highest ten percent of all applications approved for new grants under the criteria in Sec. 647.21. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)