34 CFR § 637.31 - How does the Secretary evaluate an application?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s637.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "34 CFR § 637.31 - How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "637.31"
section_name: "How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "637"
part_name: "MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "20 U.S.C. 1067-1067c, 1067g-1067k, 1068, 1068b, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "637"
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# 637.31 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?
(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in § 637.32.
(b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in the *Federal Register*.
(c) The Secretary gives priority to applicants which have not previously received funding from the program and to previous grantees with a proven record of success, as well as to applications that contribute to achieving balance among funded projects with respect to:
(1) Geographic region;
(2) Academic discipline; and
(3) Project type.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067c, 1067g-1067k, 1068, and 1068b)
[46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43545, Nov. 12, 1987; 70 FR 13374, Mar. 21, 2005]