[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: 34CFR655.31]



[Page 352-353]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

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

 

PART 655_INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table 

of Contents

 

             Subpart D_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

 

Sec. 655.31  What general selection criteria does the Secretary use?



    (a) Plan of operation. (1) The Secretary reviews each application 

for information that shows the quality of the plan of operation for the 

project.



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    (2) The Secretary looks for information that shows--

    (i) High quality in the design of the project;

    (ii) An effective plan of management that ensures proper and 

efficient administration of the project;

    (iii) A clear description of how the objectives of the project 

relate to the purpose of the program;

    (iv) The way the applicant plans to use its resources and personnel 

to achieve each objective; and

    (v) A clear description of how the applicant will provide equal 

access and treatment for eligible project participants who are members 

of groups that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as--

    (A) Members of racial or ethnic minority groups;

    (B) Women; and

    (C) Handicapped persons.

    (b) Quality of key personnel. (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows the quality of the key personnel 

the applicant plans to use on the project.

    (2) The Secretary looks for information that shows--

    (i) The qualifications of the project director (if one is to be 

used);

    (ii) The qualifications of each of the other key personnel to be 

used in the project. In the case of faculty, the qualifications of the 

faculty and the degree to which that faculty is directly involved in the 

actual teaching and supervision of students; and

    (iii) The time that each person referred to in paragraphs (b)(2) (i) 

and (ii) of this section plans to commit to the project; and

    (iv) The extent to which the applicant, as part of its 

nondiscriminatory employment practices, encourages applications for 

employment from persons who are members of groups that have been 

traditionally underrepresented, such as members of racial or ethnic 

minority groups, women, handicapped persons, and the elderly.

    (3) To determine the qualifications of a person, the Secretary 

considers evidence of past experience and training, in fields related to 

the objectives of the project, as well as other information that the 

applicant provides.

    (c) Budget and cost effectiveness. (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows that the project has an adequate 

budget and is cost effective.

    (2) The Secretary looks for information that shows--

    (i) The budget for the project is adequate to support the project 

activities; and

    (ii) Costs are reasonable in relation to the objectives of the 

project.

    (d) Evaluation plan. (1) The Secretary reviews each application for 

information that shows the quality of the evaluation plan for the 

project.

    (2) The Secretary looks for information that shows methods of 

evaluation that are appropriate for the project and, to the extent 

possible, are objective and produce data that are quantifiable.

    (e) Adequacy of resources. (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows that the applicant plans to 

devote adequate resources to the project.

    (2) The Secretary looks for information that shows--

    (i) Other than library, facilities that the applicant plans to use 

are adequate (language laboratory, museums, etc.); and

    (ii) The equipment and supplies that the applicant plans to use are 

adequate.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1121-1127)