42 CFR § 67.16 - Evaluation and disposition of application.

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title: "42 CFR § 67.16 - Evaluation and disposition of application."
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title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "67.16"
section_name: "Evaluation and disposition of application."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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authority: "Pub. L. 103-43, 107 Stat. 214-215, Pub. L. 102-410, 106 Stat. 2094-2101 and sec. 6103, Pub. L. 101-239, 103 Stat. 2189-2208, Title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299-299c-6); and sec. 1142, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-12)."
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# 67.16 Evaluation and disposition of application.

(a) *Evaluation.* After appropriate peer review in accordance with § 67.15, the Administrator will evaluate applications recommended for further consideration, taking into account, among other factors:

(1) The degree to which the purposes of Title IX of the PHS Act and section 1142 of the Social Security Act, as applicable, are being addressed;

(2) Recommendations made by reviewers pursuant to § 67.15;

(3) Any recommendations made by the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation, as applicable;

(4) The appropriateness of the budget;

(5) The extent to which the research proposal and the fiscal plan provide assurance that effective use will be made of grant funds;

(6) The demonstrated business management capability of the applicant;

(7) The demonstrated competence and skill of the staff, especially the senior personnel, in light of the scope of the project;

(8) The probable usefulness of the results of the project for dealing with national health care issues, policies, and programs; and

(9) The degree to which AHCPR-announced priorities or purposes are being addressed.

(b) *Disposition.* On the basis of the evaluation of the application as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, the Administrator shall: give consideration for funding, defer for a later decision, pending receipt of additional information, or give no further consideration for funding, to any application for a grant under this subpart; except that the Administrator may not fund an application which has not been recommended for further consideration as a result of peer review in accordance with § 67.15. A recommendation against further consideration shall not preclude reconsideration, if the application is revised, responding to issues and questions raised during the review, and resubmitted for peer review at a later date.