[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: 34CFR645.34] [Page 316] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 645_UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart D_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant? Sec. 645.34 How long is a project period? (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a project period under the Upward Bound Program is four years. (b) The Secretary approves a project period of five years for applicants that score in the highest ten percent of all applicants approved for new grants under the criteria in Sec. 645.31. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)