[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: 34CFR75.224]



[Page 147-148]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

PART 75_DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart D_How Grants Are Made

 

Sec.  75.224  What are the procedures for using a multiple tier review 

process to evaluate applications?



    (a) The Secretary may use a multiple tier review process to evaluate 

applications.

    (b) The Secretary may refuse to review applications in any tier that 

do



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not meet a minimum cut-off score established for the prior tier.

    (c) The Secretary may establish the minimum cut-off score--

    (1) In the application notice published in the Federal Register; or

    (2) After reviewing the applications to determine the overall range 

in the quality of applications received.

    (d) The Secretary may, in any tier--

    (1) Use more than one group of experts to gain different 

perspectives on an application; and

    (2) Refuse to consider an application if the application is rejected 

under paragraph (b) of this section by any one of the groups used in the 

prior tier.



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



[66 FR 60138, Nov. 30, 2001]