[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: 34CFR637.31] [Page 289] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 637_MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart D_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant? Sec. 637.31 How does the Secretary evaluate an application? (a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in Sec. 637.32. (b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register. (c) The Secretary gives priority to applicants which have not previously received funding from the program and to previous grantees with a proven record of success, as well as to applications that contribute to achieving balance among funded projects with respect to: (1) Geographic region; (2) Academic discipline; and (3) Project type. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067c, 1067g-1067k, 1068, and 1068b) [46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43545, Nov. 12, 1987; 70 FR 13374, Mar. 21, 2005]