[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR401.20]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 401_INDIAN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make an Award?
 
Sec. 401.20  How does the Secretary evaluate an application?


    (a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the 
criteria in Sec. 401.21.
    (b) The Secretary may award up to 100 points, including a reserved 
15 points to be distributed in accordance with paragraph (d) of this 
section, based on the criteria in Sec. 401.21.
    (c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this section, the maximum possible 
score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses after the heading 
for each criterion.
    (d) For each competition, as announced through a notice published in 
the Federal Register, the Secretary may assign the reserved points among 
the criteria in Sec. 401.21.
    (e) In addition to the 100 points to be awarded based on the 
criteria in Sec. 401.21, the Secretary awards--
    (1) Up to 5 points to applications that propose exemplary approaches 
that involve, coordinate with, or encourage tribal economic development 
plans; and
    (2) Five points to applications from tribally controlled community 
colleges that--
    (i) Are accredited or are candidates for accreditation by a 
nationally recognized accreditation organization as an institution of 
postsecondary vocational education; or
    (ii) Operate vocational education programs that are accredited or 
are candidates for accreditation by a nationally recognized 
accreditation organization and issue certificates for completion of 
vocational education programs.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2313(b))