[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR75.224]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 75_DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart D_How Grants Are Made
 
Sec. 75.224  What are the procedures for using a multiple tier review 
process to evaluate applications?

    (a) The Secretary may use a multiple tier review process to evaluate 
applications.
    (b) The Secretary may refuse to review applications in any tier that 
do not meet a minimum cut-off score established for the prior tier.
    (c) The Secretary may establish the minimum cut-off score--
    (1) In the application notice published in the Federal Register; or
    (2) After reviewing the applications to determine the overall range 
in the quality of applications received.
    (d) The Secretary may, in any tier--
    (1) Use more than one group of experts to gain different 
perspectives on an application; and
    (2) Refuse to consider an application if the application is rejected 
under paragraph (b) of this section by any one of the groups used in the 
prior tier.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474)

[66 FR 60138, Nov. 30, 2001]

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