---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 463.21"
title: "34"
number: "463.21"
heading: "What processes must be in place to determine the extent to which a local application for grants or contracts to provide adult education and literacy services is aligned with a local plan under section 108 of WIOA?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/463.21"
---

# §463.21. What processes must be in place to determine the extent to which a local application for grants or contracts to provide adult education and literacy services is aligned with a local plan under section 108 of WIOA?

- (a) An eligible agency must establish, within its grant or contract competition, a process that provides for the submission of all applications for funds under AEFLA to the appropriate Local Boards.
- (b) The process must include—
  - (1) Submission of the applications to the appropriate Local Board for its review for consistency with the local plan within the appropriate timeframe; and
  - (2) An opportunity for the local board to make recommendations to the eligible agency to promote alignment with the local plan.
- (c) The eligible agency must consider the results of the review by the Local Board in determining the extent to which the application addresses the required considerations in [§ 463.20](/cfr/34/463.20.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 102 and 103, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 55553, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.