---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 270.5"
title: "34"
number: "270.5"
heading: "What geographic regions do the EACs serve?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/270.5"
---

# §270.5. What geographic regions do the EACs serve?

- (a) The Secretary awards a grant to provide race, sex, national origin, and religion desegregation assistance under this program to regional EACs serving designated geographic regions.
- (b) The Secretary announces in the Federal Register the number of centers and geographic regions for each competition.
- (c) The Secretary determines the number and boundaries of each geographic region for each competition on the basis of one or more of the following:
  - (1) Size and diversity of the student population;
  - (2) The number of LEAs;
  - (3) The composition of urban, city, and rural LEAs;
  - (4) The history and frequency of the EAC and other Department technical assistance activities;
  - (5) Geographic proximity of the States within each region; and
  - (6) **The amount of funding available for the competition.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000c—2000c-2, 2000c-5, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 46815, July 18, 2016 unless otherwise noted.