[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: 34CFR656.23]



[Page 360]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

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

 

PART 656_NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND 

 

             Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

 

Sec. 656.23  What priorities may the Secretary establish?



    (a) The Secretary may select one or more of the following funding 

priorities:

    (1) Specific countries or world areas, such as, for example, East 

Asia, Africa, or the Middle East.

    (2) Specific focus of a Center, such as, for example, a single world 

area; international studies; a particular issue or topic, e.g., 

business, development issues, or energy; or any combination.

    (3) Level or intensiveness of language instruction, such as 

intermediate or advanced language instruction, or instruction at an 

intensity of 10 contact hours or more per week.

    (4) Types of activities to be carried out, for example, cooperative 

summer intensive language programs, course development, or teacher 

training activities.

    (b) The Secretary may select one or more of the activities listed in 

Sec. 656.5 as a funding priority.

    (c) The Secretary announces any priorities in the application notice 

published in the Federal Register.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122)