[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: 34CFR642.32]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 642--TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart D--How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?
 
Sec. 642.32  Prior experience.

    (a)(1) The Secretary gives priority to each applicant that has 
conducted a Training Program project under title IV-A-4 of the Higher 
Education Act within the three fiscal years prior to the fiscal year for 
which the applicant is applying.
    (2) To determine the number of priority points to be awarded each 
eligible applicant, the Secretary considers the applicant's prior 
experience of service delivery in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) 
of this section.
    (b)(1) The Secretary may add from one to eight points to the point 
score obtained on the basis of the selection

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criteria in Sec. 642.31, based on the applicant's success in meeting the 
administrative requirements and programmatic objectives of paragraph (c) 
of this section.
    (2) The maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in 
the parentheses preceding the criterion.
    (c) The Secretary--based on information contained in one or more of 
the following: Performance reports, audit reports, training site visit 
reports, evaluations by participants, project evaluation reports, the 
previously funded application, the negotiated program plan(s), and the 
application under consideration--looks for information that shows--
    (1) (2 points) The extent to which the project has served the number 
and kinds of training participants it was funded to serve;
    (2) (2 points) The extent to which participants benefited from 
training in areas such as--
    (i) Increased qualifications and skills in meeting the needs of 
disadvantaged students; and
    (ii) Increased knowledge and understanding of the Federal TRIO 
Programs;
    (3) (2 points) The extent to which the applicant has achieved other 
goals and objectives as stated in the previously funded application or 
negotiated program plan; and
    (4) (2 points) The extent to which the applicant has met the 
administrative requirements--including recordkeeping, reporting, and 
financial accountability--under the terms of the previously funded 
award.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)

[47 FR 24973, June 8, 1982, as amended at 58 FR 51520, Oct. 1, 1993]