CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 200 to 299) > PART 237—CHRISTA MCAULIFFE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM > SUBPART A—General (§237.1 to §237.8) > 237.3—How are awards distributed?

237.3—How are awards distributed?

(a) Except as provided in section 563(a)(3) of the Act, the Secretary awards one national teacher fellowship under this part to an eligible teacher in each of the following:
(1) Each congressional district in each of the fifty States.
(2) The District of Columbia.
(3) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(4) Guam.
(5) The Virgin Islands.
(6) American Samoa.
(7) The Northern Mariana Islands.
(8) The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau).
(b) (1) If the conditions stated in section 563(a)(3) of the Act apply, the Secretary publishes an alternative distribution of fellowship under this part that:
(i) Will permit fellowship awards at the level stated in § 237.4; and
(ii) Is geographically equitable as determined by the Secretary.
(2) The Secretary sends a notice of this distribution to each of the statewide panels established under § 237.20.
(c) (1) If a State fails to meet the applicable filing deadlines for fellowship recommendations established under this program, the Secretary does not make awards in that State.
(2) In redistributing any returned or unused funds from a State, the Secretary takes into consideration, but is not limited to, the following factors:
(i) The amount of funds available for redistribution.
(ii) The number of States that request additional funds.
(iii) The number of States that are willing to match fellowship funds.
(iv) The requirements in § 237.4(b) relating to minimum awards.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1113b(a) )

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[52 FR 26466, July 14, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 10966, Mar. 15, 1989]