[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 34CFR401.20]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                EDUCATION

 

PART 401_INDIAN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make an Award?

 

Sec. 401.20  How does the Secretary evaluate an application?





    (a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the 

criteria in Sec. 401.21.

    (b) The Secretary may award up to 100 points, including a reserved 

15 points to be distributed in accordance with paragraph (d) of this 

section, based on the criteria in Sec. 401.21.

    (c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this section, the maximum possible 

score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses after the heading 

for each criterion.

    (d) For each competition, as announced through a notice published in 

the Federal Register, the Secretary may assign the reserved points among 

the criteria in Sec. 401.21.

    (e) In addition to the 100 points to be awarded based on the 

criteria in Sec. 401.21, the Secretary awards--

    (1) Up to 5 points to applications that propose exemplary approaches 

that involve, coordinate with, or encourage tribal economic development 

plans; and

    (2) Five points to applications from tribally controlled community 

colleges that--

    (i) Are accredited or are candidates for accreditation by a 

nationally recognized accreditation organization as an institution of 

postsecondary vocational education; or

    (ii) Operate vocational education programs that are accredited or 

are candidates for accreditation by a nationally recognized 

accreditation organization and issue certificates for completion of 

vocational education programs.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2313(b))