34 CFR § 655.30 - How does the Secretary evaluate an application?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s655.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "34 CFR § 655.30 - How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "655.30"
section_name: "How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "655"
part_name: "INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS—GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "20 U.S.C. 1121-1130b and 1132-1132-7, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 14116, Apr. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "655"
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# 655.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?
The Secretary evaluates applications for International Education Programs using the criteria described in one or more of the following:
(a) The general criteria in § 655.31.
(b) The specific criteria, as applicable, in subpart C of 34 CFR parts 656 and 657, or subpart D of 34 CFR parts 658, 660, 661, and 669.
[89 FR 68758, Aug. 27, 2024]