[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR263.21]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 263_INDIAN EDUCATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart B_Demonstration Grants for Indian Children Program
 
Sec.  263.21  What priority is given to certain projects and applicants?

    (a) The Secretary awards a total of 5 competitive preference 
priority points to an application that presents a plan for combining two 
or more of the activities described in section 7121(c) of the Act over a 
period of more than one year.
    (b) The Secretary awards a total of 5 competitive preference 
priority points to an application submitted by an Indian tribe, Indian 
organization, or Indian institution of higher education that is eligible 
to participate in the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program. 
A consortium of eligible entities that meets the requirements of 34 CFR 
75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR and includes an Indian tribe, Indian 
organization, or Indian institution of higher education will be 
considered eligible to receive the five (5) priority points. The 
consortium agreement, signed by all parties, must be submitted with the 
application in order to be considered as a consortium application. These 
competitive preference points are in addition to the 5 competitive 
preference points that may be given under paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) The Secretary may give absolute preference reserving all or a 
portion of the funds available for new awards under the Demonstration 
Grants for Indian Children program, to only those applications that meet 
one or more of the following priorities selected for a fiscal year. The 
Secretary announces the absolute priority selected in the annual 
application notice published in the Federal Register.
    (1) School readiness projects that provide age appropriate 
educational programs and language skills to three- and four-year-old 
Indian students to prepare them for successful entry into school at the 
kindergarten school level.
    (2) Early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-
based preschool programs, emphasizing school readiness and parental 
skills.
    (3) College preparatory programs for secondary school students 
designed to increase competency and skills in challenging subject 
matters, including

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math and science, to enable Indian students to successfully transition 
to postsecondary education.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7441 and 7473)