---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 226.11"
title: "34"
number: "226.11"
heading: "How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/226.11"
---

# §226.11. How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

- (a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in [§ 226.12](/cfr/34/226.12.md) and the competitive preference priorities in [§ 226.14](/cfr/34/226.14.md).
- (b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion and competitive preference priority in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 15003, Mar. 24, 2005, as amended at 87 FR 3661, Jan. 25, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3; 7221d(b), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 75909, Dec. 21, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 15003, Mar. 24, 2005, as amended at 87 FR 3661, Jan. 25, 2022]