[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: 34CFR271.20]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND

              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 271_STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DESEGREGATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart C_How Does an SEA Apply for a Grant?

 

Sec.  271.20  What conditions must an applicant meet to obtain funding?





    To obtain funding under this program:

    (a) An applicant must demonstrate its leadership in facilitating 

desegregation (in each of the desegregation assistance areas for which 

it has applied) as indicated by policies and procedures adopted by the 

SEA to assist in the desegregation process;

    (b) The applicant's project director must have access to the Chief 

State School Officer;

    (c) The applicant must have a plan of the steps that it has taken or 

would take to inform the LEAs it will serve, public school personnel, 

students, and parents of the desegregation assistance available;

    (d) The applicant must have familiarity with the desegregation-

related needs and problems of the school boards and other responsible 

governmental agencies in its State;

    (e) The assistance to be provided by the applicant must be designed 

to meet the desegregation needs (in each of the desegregation assistance 

areas for which it has applied) within its State;

    (f) The applicant must identify specific desegregation problems that 

would be addressed by its proposed project;

    (g) The applicant must have a plan for coordination with other 

related desegregation programs in its State, that will prevent 

duplication of assistance when a responsible governmental agency 

requests assistance from both the SEA and the DAC or other program;

    (h) The applicant must provide a plan of operation for the proposed 

project that includes:

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

efficient administration of the project;

    (2) A clear description of how the objectives of the project relate 

to the purposes of the program;

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

to achieve each objective; and

    (4) How the applicant will ensure that project participants who are 

otherwise eligible to participate are selected without regard to race, 

national origin, color, sex, age, or handicapping condition.

    (i) The applicant must have familiarity with materials used in 

providing technical assistance and training in each of the desegregation 

assistance areas for which it has applied;

    (j) The key personnel the applicant plans to use on the project must 

be qualified, as determined by:

    (1) The experience and training of the project director and other 

key personnel; and

    (2) The time that the project director and other key personnel will 

devote to the project to ensure its success;

    (k) The applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment 

practices, shall ensure that its personnel are selected for employment 

without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age or 

handicapping condition.

    (l) The project must have an adequate budget to support the project 

activities, and costs must be reasonable in relation to the objectives 

of the project; and

    (m) The applicant must have an evaluation plan that includes methods 

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

possible, are objective and produce data that are quantifiable.



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

1810-0030)



(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000c-2)