---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 637.31"
title: "34"
number: "637.31"
heading: "How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/637.31"
---

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

- (a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in [§ 637.32](/cfr/34/637.32.md).
- (b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.
- (c) The Secretary gives priority to applicants which have not previously received funding from the program and to previous grantees with a proven record of success, as well as to applications that contribute to achieving balance among funded projects with respect to:
  - (1) Geographic region;
  - (2) Academic discipline; and
  - (3) **Project type.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43545, Nov. 12, 1987; 70 FR 13374, Mar. 21, 2005]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067c, 1067g-1067k, 1068, 1068b, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43545, Nov. 12, 1987; 70 FR 13374, Mar. 21, 2005]