{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-637.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 637.31","heading":"How does the Secretary evaluate an application?","body":"(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in § 637.32.\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) 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:\n(1) Geographic region;\n(2) Academic discipline; and\n(3) Project type.","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 637—MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM","Subpart D—How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?"],"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":"e4a7010567cae38cca5c5581ae9c575d7162d944d61957b49e75b1a1dd0c68a3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-637.21","next":"us/34-cfr-637.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}