[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR263.21]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 263--INDIAN EDUCATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart B--Demonstration Grants for Indian Children Program
 
Sec. 263.21  What priority is given to certain projects and applicants?

    (a) The Secretary awards a total of 5 competitive preference 
priority points to an application that presents a plan for combining two 
or more of the activities described in section 7121(c) of the Act over a 
period of more than one year.
    (b) The Secretary awards a total of 5 competitive preference 
priority points to an application submitted by an Indian tribe, Indian 
organization, or Indian institution of higher education that is eligible 
to participate in the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program. 
A consortium of eligible

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entities that meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 of 
EDGAR and includes an Indian tribe, Indian organization, or Indian 
institution of higher education will be considered eligible to receive 
the five (5) priority points. The written consortium agreement must be 
submitted with the application.
    (c) The Secretary may give absolute preference to applications, 
reserving all or a portion of the funds available for new awards under 
the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program, to fund only those 
applications that meet one or more of the following priorities selected 
for a fiscal year. The Secretary announces the absolute priority 
selected in the annual application notice published in the Federal 
Register.
    (1) School readiness projects that provide age appropriate 
educational programs and language skills to three- and four-year old 
Indian students to prepare them for successful entry into school at the 
kindergarten school level.
    (2) Early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-
based preschool programs, emphasizing school readiness and parental 
skills.
    (3) College preparatory programs for secondary school students 
designed to increase competency and skills in challenging subject 
matters, including math and science, to enable Indian students to 
successfully transition to postsecondary education.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7441 and 7473)