[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: 34CFR646.5] [Page 318] TITLE 34--EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 646--STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 646.5 How long is a project period? (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a project period under the Student Support Services Program is four years. (b) The Secretary approves a project period of five years for applicants that score in the highest ten percent of all applicants approved for new grants under the criteria in Sec. 646.21. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)