{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-606.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 606.20","heading":"How does the Secretary choose applications for funding?","body":"(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in—\n(1) Sections 606.21 and 606.23 for a planning grant; and\n(2) Sections 606.22, 606.23, 600.24, and 606.25 for a development grant.\n(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.\n(c)(1) The Secretary considers funding an application for a planning grant that meets the requirements under § 606.21.\n(2) The Secretary considers funding an application for a development grant that—\n(i) Is submitted with a comprehensive development plan that satisfies all the elements required of such a plan under § 606.8; and\n(ii) In the case of an application for a cooperative arrangement grant, demonstrates that the grant will enable each eligible participant to meet the goals and objectives of its comprehensive development plan better and at a lower cost than if each eligible participant were funded individually.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 606—DEVELOPING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM","Subpart C—How Does the Secretary Make an Award?"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"0b9cdfa45b45cdb8c49bbe18626c7724e2d36f14e075e0bd2e73e440ef0841d0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-606.14","next":"us/34-cfr-606.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}