[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: 34CFR410.22] [Page 78] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 410_TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM-- Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make an Award? Sec. 410.22 What additional factors does the Secretary consider? (a) After evaluating applications according to the criteria in Sec. 410.21 and consulting, to the extent practicable, with boards of trustees and the tribal governments chartering the institutions being considered, the Secretary determines whether the most highly rated applications are equitably distributed among Indian tribes. (b) The Secretary may select other applications for funding if doing so would improve the distribution of projects among Indian tribes. (c) In addition to the criteria in Sec. 410.21, the Secretary considers whether funding a particular applicant duplicates an effort already being made. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2397-2397h)