[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: 34CFR642.32]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 642_TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart D_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

 

Sec. 642.32  Prior experience.



    (a)(1) The Secretary gives priority to each applicant that has 

conducted a Training Program project under title IV-A-4 of the Higher 

Education Act within the three fiscal years prior to the fiscal year for 

which the applicant is applying.

    (2) To determine the number of priority points to be awarded each 

eligible applicant, the Secretary considers the applicant's prior 

experience of service delivery in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) 

of this section.

    (b)(1) The Secretary may add from one to eight points to the point 

score obtained on the basis of the selection criteria in Sec. 642.31, 

based on the applicant's success in meeting the administrative 

requirements and programmatic objectives of paragraph (c) of this 

section.

    (2) The maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in 

the parentheses preceding the criterion.

    (c) The Secretary--based on information contained in one or more of 

the following: Performance reports, audit reports, training site visit 

reports, evaluations by participants, project evaluation reports, the 

previously funded application, the negotiated program plan(s), and the 

application under consideration--looks for information that shows--

    (1) (2 points) The extent to which the project has served the number 

and kinds of training participants it was funded to serve;

    (2) (2 points) The extent to which participants benefited from 

training in areas such as--

    (i) Increased qualifications and skills in meeting the needs of 

disadvantaged students; and

    (ii) Increased knowledge and understanding of the Federal TRIO 

Programs;

    (3) (2 points) The extent to which the applicant has achieved other 

goals and objectives as stated in the previously funded application or 

negotiated program plan; and

    (4) (2 points) The extent to which the applicant has met the 

administrative requirements--including recordkeeping, reporting, and 

financial accountability--under the terms of the previously funded 

award.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)



[47 FR 24973, June 8, 1982, as amended at 58 FR 51520, Oct. 1, 1993]