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 271—STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DESEGREGATION PROGRAM > SUBPART D—How Does the Secretary Make a Grant? (§271.30 to §271.31) > 271.31—How does the Secretary determine the amount of the grant?

271.31—How does the Secretary determine the amount of the grant?

The Secretary awards a grant to each SEA whose application meets the requirements of § 271.20. The Secretary determines the amount of a grant, pursuant to the cost analysis under 34 CFR 75.232, on the basis of:
(a) The amount of funds available for all grants under this part;
(b) The magnitude of the expected needs of responsible governmental agencies for desegregation assistance and the cost of providing that assistance to meet those needs, in the State for which an application is approved, as compared with the magnitude of the expected needs for desegregation assistance, and the cost of providing it, in all States for which applications are approved for funding;
(c) The size and the racial or ethnic diversity of the student population of the State;
(d) The extent to which the applicant will effectively and efficiently use funds awarded to it, including, if relevant, consideration of its previous use of funds awarded under this program; and
(e) Any other information concerning desegregation problems and proposed activities that the Secretary finds relevant in the applicant's State.

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(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000c-2 )