[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR75.200]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

PART 75_DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart D_How Grants Are Made

 

Sec. 75.200  How applications for new grants and cooperative agreements 

are selected for funding; standards for use of cooperative agreements.



                        Selection of New Projects





    (a) Direct grant programs. The Department administers two kinds of 

direct grant programs. A direct grant program is either a discretionary 

grant or a formula grant program.

    (b) Discretionary grant programs. (1) A discretionary grant program 

is one that permits the Secretary to use discretionary judgment in 

selecting applications for funding.



    Cross reference: See Sec. 75.219 Exceptions to the procedures under 

Sec. 75.217.



    (2) The Secretary uses selection criteria to evaluate the 

applications submitted for new grants under a discretionary grant 

program.

    (3) To evaluate the applications for new grants under the program 

the Secretary may use:

    (i) Selection criteria established under Sec. 75.209.

    (ii) Selection criteria in program-specific regulations.

    (iii) Selection criteria established under Sec. 75.210.

    (iv) Any combination of criteria from paragraphs (b)(3)(i), 

(b)(3)(ii), and (b)(3)(iii) of this section.

    (4) The Secretary may award a cooperative agreement instead of a 

grant if the Secretary determines that substantial involvement between 

the Department and the recipient is necessary to carry out a 

collaborative project.

    (5) The Secretary uses the selection procedures in this subpart to 

select recipients of cooperative agreements.

    (c) Formula grant programs. (1) A formula grant program is one that 

entitles certain applicants to receive grants if they meet the 

requirements of the program. Applicants do not compete with each other 

for the funds, and each grant is either for a set amount or for an 

amount determined under a formula.

    (2) The Secretary applies the program statute and regulations to 

fund projects under a formula grant program.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474)



[45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, 

as amended at 52 FR 27803, July 24, 1987; 57 FR 30338, July 8, 1992; 60 

FR 63873, Dec. 12, 1995; 62 FR 10401, Mar. 6, 1997]