[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR263.21]



[Page 572-573]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 263_INDIAN EDUCATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

       Subpart B_Demonstration Grants for Indian Children Program

 

Sec. 263.21  What priority is given to certain projects and applicants?



    (a) The Secretary awards a total of 5 competitive preference 

priority points to an application that presents a plan for combining two 

or more of the activities described in section 7121(c) of the Act over a 

period of more than one year.

    (b) The Secretary awards a total of 5 competitive preference 

priority points to an application submitted by an Indian tribe, Indian 

organization, or Indian institution of higher education that is eligible 

to participate in the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program. 

A consortium of eligible entities that meets the requirements of 34 CFR 

75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR and includes an Indian tribe, Indian 

organization, or Indian institution of higher education will be 

considered eligible to receive the five (5) priority points. The 

consortium agreement, signed by all parties, must be submitted with the 

application in order to be considered as a consortium application. These 

competitive preference points are in addition to the 5 competitive 

preference points that may be



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given under paragraph (a) of this section.

    (c) The Secretary may give absolute preference reserving all or a 

portion of the funds available for new awards under the Demonstration 

Grants for Indian Children program, to only those applications that meet 

one or more of the following priorities selected for a fiscal year. The 

Secretary announces the absolute priority selected in the annual 

application notice published in the Federal Register.

    (1) School readiness projects that provide age appropriate 

educational programs and language skills to three- and four-year-old 

Indian students to prepare them for successful entry into school at the 

kindergarten school level.

    (2) Early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-

based preschool programs, emphasizing school readiness and parental 

skills.

    (3) College preparatory programs for secondary school students 

designed to increase competency and skills in challenging subject 

matters, including math and science, to enable Indian students to 

successfully transition to postsecondary education.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7441 and 7473)