[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: 34CFR426.24]



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                           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)