CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER IV—OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 400 to 491) > PART 411—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM > SUBPART C—How Does the Secretary Make a Grant? (§411.20 to §411.24) > 411.22—What additional factors may the Secretary consider?

411.22—What additional factors may the Secretary consider?

After evaluating the applications according to the criteria in § 411.21 the Secretary may select other than the most highly rated applications for funding if doing so would—
(a) Improve the geographical distribution of projects funded under this program; or
(b) Contribute to the funding of a variety of approaches for carrying out the activities under this part.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2401 and 2402 )