[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR477.20] [Page 147] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 477--STATE PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE AND POLICY STUDIES PROGRAM-- Table of Contents Subpart C--How Does the Secretary Make an Award? Sec. 477.20 How does the Secretary evaluate an application? (a) The Secretary evaluates an application for a grant or cooperative agreement on the basis of the criteria in Sec. 477.21. (b) The Secretary may award up to 100 points, including a reserved 15 points to be distributed in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section, based on the criteria in Sec. 477.21. (c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this section, the maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses. (d) For each competition as announced through a notice published in the Federal Register, the Secretary may assign the reserved points among the criteria in Sec. 477.21. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1213b(a)) [[Page 148]]