---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 660.31"
title: "34"
number: "660.31"
heading: "What selection criteria does the Secretary use for all applications for a grant?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/660.31"
---

# §660.31. What selection criteria does the Secretary use for all applications for a grant?


The Secretary evaluates an application for a project under this program on the basis of the criteria in this section. 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.

- (a) **Plan of operation.** (See [34 CFR 655.31(a)](/cfr/34/655.31.md?p=a))
- (b) **Quality of key personnel.** (See [34 CFR 655.31(b)](/cfr/34/655.31.md?p=b))
- (c) **Budget and cost effectiveness.** (See [34 CFR 655.31(c)](/cfr/34/655.31.md?p=c))
- (d) **Evaluation plan.** (See [34 CFR 655.31(d)](/cfr/34/655.31.md?p=d))
- (e) **Adequacy of resources.** (See [34 CFR 655.31(e)](/cfr/34/655.31.md?p=e))

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 14124, Apr. 1, 1982, as amended at 58 FR 32577, June 10, 1993; 70 FR 13376, Mar. 21, 2005]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1125, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 14124, Apr. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 14124, Apr. 1, 1982, as amended at 58 FR 32577, June 10, 1993; 70 FR 13376, Mar. 21, 2005]