---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 396.30"
title: "34"
number: "396.30"
heading: "How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/396.30"
---

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

- (a) **The Secretary evaluates applications under the procedures in 34 CFR part 75.**
- (b) The Secretary evaluates each application using selection criteria in [§ 396.31](/cfr/34/396.31.md).
- (c) In addition to the selection criteria described in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, the Secretary evaluates each application using—
  - (1) Selection criteria in [34 CFR 75.210](/cfr/34/75.210.md);
  - (2) Selection criteria established under [34 CFR 75.209](/cfr/34/75.209.md); or
  - (3) A combination of selection criteria established under [34 CFR 75.209](/cfr/34/75.209.md) and selection criteria in [34 CFR 75.210](/cfr/34/75.210.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sections 12(c) and 302(a) and (f) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) and 772(a) and (f), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 55625, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.