[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR366.24]

[Page 364]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 366--CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C--Grants to Centers for Independent Living (Centers) in States 
             in Which Federal Funding Exceeds State Funding
 
Sec.  366.24  How is an award made to a new center?

    (a) To apply for a grant as a new center, an eligible agency shall--
    (1) Meet the requirements of Sec.  366.2(b);
    (2) Submit an application that meets the requirements of Sec.  
366.21; and
    (3) Meet the requirements of this section.
    (b) Subject to the order of priorities established in Sec.  366.22, 
a grant for a new center may be awarded to the most qualified eligible 
agency that applies for funds under this section, if--
    (1)(i) No center serves a geographic area of a State; or
    (ii) A geographic area of a State is underserved by centers serving 
other areas of the State;
    (2) The eligible agency proposes to serve the geographic area that 
is unserved or underserved in the State; and
    (3) The increase in the allotment of the State under section 721 of 
the Act for a fiscal year, as compared with the immediately preceding 
fiscal year, is sufficient to support an additional center in the State.
    (c) The establishment of a new center under this subpart must be 
consistent with the design included in the State plan pursuant to 34 CFR 
364.25 for establishing a statewide network of centers.
    (d) An applicant may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (c) of 
this section by submitting appropriate documentation demonstrating that 
the establishment of a new center is consistent with the design in the 
State plan required by 34 CFR 364.25.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1820-0018)

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f-1(d))