[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: 34CFR611.3]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 611_TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 611.3  What procedures does the Secretary use to award a grant?

    The Secretary uses the selection procedures in 34 CFR 75.200 through 
75.222 except that--
    (a) Application procedures for each program. (1) For the State 
Grants Program, the Secretary evaluates applications for new grants on 
the basis of the selection criteria and competitive preference contained 
in Sec. Sec. 611.11 through 611.13.
    (2) For the Partnership Grants Program, the Secretary may use a two-
stage application process to determine which applications to fund.
    (i) If the Secretary uses a two-stage application process, the 
Secretary uses--
    (A) The selection criteria in Sec. Sec. 611.21 through 611.22 to 
evaluate pre-applications submitted for new grants, and to determine 
those applicants to invite to submit full program applications; and
    (B) For those applicants invited to submit full applications, the 
selection criteria and competitive preference in Sec. Sec. 611.23 
through 611.25 to evaluate the full program applications.
    (ii) If the Secretary does not use a two-stage application process, 
the Secretary uses the selection criteria and competitive preference in 
Sec. Sec. 611.23 through 611.25 to evaluate applications.
    (3) For the Teacher Recruitment Grants Program, the Secretary may 
use a two-stage application process to determine which applications to 
fund.
    (i) If the Secretary uses a two-stage application process, the 
Secretary uses--
    (A) The selection criteria in Sec. 611.31 to evaluate pre-
applications submitted for new grants, and to determine those applicants 
to invite to submit full program applications; and
    (B) For those applicants invited to submit full applications, the 
selection criteria in Sec. 611.32 to evaluate the full program 
applications.
    (ii) If the Secretary does not use a two-stage application process, 
the Secretary uses the selection criteria in Sec. 611.32 to evaluate 
applications.
    (b) Required budgets in pre-applications. An applicant that submits 
a pre-application for a Partnership Program or Teacher Recruitment 
Program grant under paragraphs (a)(2)(i)(A) and (a)(3)(i)(A) must also 
submit any budgetary information that the Secretary may require in the 
program application package.
    (c) Tie-breaking procedures. In the event that two or more 
applicants are ranked equally for the last available award under any 
program, the Secretary selects the applicant whose activities will focus 
(or have most impact) on LEAs and schools located in one (or more) of 
the Nation's Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1840-0007)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.)

[65 FR 19609, Apr. 11, 2000, as amended at 70 FR 13374, Mar. 21, 2005]