410.20—How does the Secretary apply the selection criteria in § 410.21?

(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in § 410.21.
(b) The Secretary may award up to 100 points, including a reserved 15 points to be distributed in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section, based on the criteria in § 410.21.
(c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this section, the maximum possible score for each criterion in § 410.21 is indicated in parentheses after the heading for each criterion.
(d) For each competition as announced through a notice published in the Federal Register, the Secretary may assign the reserved points among the criteria in § 410.21.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2397-239 7h)