§ 700.40 - How are grant and cooperative agreement applications selected for award?  


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  • (a) The Secretary determines the order in which applications will be selected for grants and cooperative agreement awards. The Secretary considers the following in making these determinations:

    (1) An applicant's ranking.

    (2) Recommendations of the peer reviewers with regard to funding or not funding.

    (3) Information concerning an applicant's performance and use of funds under a previous Federal award.

    (4) Amount of funds available for the competition.

    (5) Any other information relevant to a priority or other statutory or regulatory requirement applicable to the selection of applications for new awards.

    (b) In the case of unsolicited applications, the Secretary uses the procedures in EDGAR (34 CFR 75.222(d) and (e)).