[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR304.2]

[Page 551]
 
                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
CHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 304--GENERAL SELECTION PROCESS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 304.2  How EDA evaluates proposals and applications for projects funded under PWEDA.

    (a) General proposal and application evaluation criteria for 
projects funded under PWEDA are as follows: EDA will screen all 
proposals/applications for conformance to statutory and regulatory 
requirements, the reasonableness of the budget presented, and the 
following criteria:
    (1) The relative severity of the economic problem of the area,
    (2) The quality of the scope of work proposed to address the 
problem,
    (3) The merits of the activity(ies) for which funding is requested, 
and
    (4) The ability of the prospective applicant to carry out the 
proposed activity(ies) successfully.
    (b) EDA will also review applications for conformance with any 
additional program specific evaluation criteria as stated in applicable 
sections of these rules or the NOFA.
    (c) The NOFA may identify special areas of interest or priority 
consideration for the period of such NOFA.

[64 FR 5357, Feb. 3, 1999, as amended at 64 FR 69875, Dec. 14, 1999]