[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 34CFR226.12]



[Page 564-565]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND

              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 226_STATE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES INCENTIVE PROGRAM--Table of 

Contents

 

             Subpart B_How Does the Secretary Award a Grant?

 

Sec.  226.12  What selection criteria does the Secretary use in 

evaluating an application for a State Charter School Facilities 

Incentive program grant?



    The selection criteria for this program are as follows:

    (a) Need for facility funding. (1) The need for per-pupil charter 

school facility funding in the State.

    (2) The extent to which the proposal meets the need to fund charter 

school facilities on a per-pupil basis.

    (b) Quality of plan. (1) The likelihood that the proposed grant 

project will result in the State either retaining a new per-pupil 

facilities aid program or continuing to enhance such a program without 

the total amount of assistance (State and Federal) declining over a 

five-year period.

    (2) The flexibility charter schools have in their use of facility 

funds for the various authorized purposes.

    (3) The quality of the plan for identifying charter schools and 

determining their eligibility to receive funds.

    (4) The per-pupil facilities aid formula's ability to target 

resources to charter schools with the greatest need and the highest 

proportions of students in poverty.

    (5) For projects that plan to reserve funds for evaluation, the 

quality of the applicant's plan to use grant funds for this purpose.

    (6) For projects that plan to reserve funds for technical 

assistance, dissemination, or personnel, the quality of the applicant's 

plan to use grant funds for these purposes.

    (c) The grant project team. (1) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the project manager and other 

members of the grant project team, including employees not paid with 

grant funds, consultants, and subcontractors.

    (2) The adequacy and appropriateness of the applicant's staffing 

plan for the grant project.

    (d) The budget. (1) The extent to which the requested grant amount 

and the project costs are reasonable in relation to the objectives, 

design, and potential significance of the proposed grant project.

    (2) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the 

number of students served and to the anticipated results and benefits.

    (3) The extent to which the non-Federal share exceeds the minimum 

percentages (which are based on the percentages under section 

5205(b)(2)(C) of the ESEA), particularly in the initial years of the 

program.

    (e) State experience. The experience of the State in addressing the 

facility



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needs of charter schools through various means, including providing per-

pupil aid, access to State loan or bonding pools, and the use of 

Qualified Zone Academy Bonds.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

1855-0012)



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7221d(b))