---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 226.14"
title: "34"
number: "226.14"
heading: "What funding priorities may the Secretary use in making a grant award?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/226.14"
---

# §226.14. What funding priorities may the Secretary use in making a grant award?

- (a) The Secretary may award points to an application under a competitive preference priority regarding the capacity of charter schools to offer public school choice in those communities with the greatest need for this choice based on—
  - (1) The extent to which the applicant would target services to geographic areas in which a large proportion or number of public schools have been identified for comprehensive support and improvement or targeted support and improvement under the ESEA;
  - (2) The extent to which the applicant would target services to geographic areas in which a large proportion of students perform poorly on State academic assessments; and
  - (3) The extent to which the applicant would target services to communities with large proportions of low-income students.
- (b) The Secretary may award points to an application under a competitive preference priority for applicants that have not previously received a grant under the program.
- (c) The Secretary may elect to consider the points awarded under these priorities only for proposals that exhibit sufficient quality to warrant funding under the selection criteria in [§ 226.12](/cfr/34/226.12.md) of this part.

## 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]