[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR426.24]

[Page 108]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 426_COOPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make an Award?
 
Sec. 426.24  What selection criteria does the Secretary use for 
Agriculture Action Centers?

    The Secretary uses the following criteria to evaluate an application 
for an Agriculture Action Center:
    (a) Program factors. (10 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application for an Agriculture Action Center to determine the extent to 
which the proposed center will--
    (1) Provide vocational education to meet current and projected 
occupational needs; and
    (2) Be located in a service area that includes a high concentration 
of individuals who are--
    (i) Adversely affected by farm and rural economic downturns;
    (ii) Dislocated from farming; and
    (iii) Dislocated from agriculturally-related businesses and 
industries that are adversely affected by farm and rural economic 
downturns.
    (b) Other criteria. The Secretary also uses the criteria and points 
in Sec. 426.21 (b) through (h) to evaluate an application.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1830-
0013)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2420a)