---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3570.68"
title: "7"
number: "3570.68"
heading: "Selection process."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3570.68"
---

# §3570.68. Selection process.


Each request for grant assistance will be carefully scored and prioritized to determine which projects should be selected for further development and funding.

- (a) **Selection of applications for further processing.** The approval official will, subject to [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, authorize grants for those eligible preapplications with the highest priority score. When selecting projects, the following circumstances must be considered:
  - (1) Scoring of project and scores of other applications on hand;
  - (2) Funds available in the State allocation; and
  - (3) If other Community Facilities financial assistance is needed for the project, the availability of other funding sources.
- (b) **Lower scoring projects.**
  - (1) In cases when preliminary cost estimates indicate that an eligible, high-scoring application is not feasible, or would require grant assistance exceeding 50 percent of a State's current annual allocation, or an amount greater than that remaining in the State's allocation, the approval official may instead select the next lower-scoring application for further processing provided the high-scoring applicant is notified of this action and given an opportunity to review the proposal and resubmit it prior to selection of the next application.
  - (2) If it is found that there is no effective way to reduce costs, the approval official, after consultation with the applicant, may request an additional allocation of funds from the National office.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 64 FR 32388, June 17, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 16469, Apr. 7, 1997, unless otherwise noted.