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 426—COOPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM > SUBPART C—How Does the Secretary Make an Award? (§426.20 to §426.25) > 426.23—What selection criteria does the Secretary use for the Community-Based Organization Projects?

426.23—What selection criteria does the Secretary use for the Community-Based Organization Projects?

The Secretary uses the following criteria to evaluate an application for a community-based organization project:
(a) Program factors. (10 points) The Secretary reviews the quality of a proposed community-based organization project to assess the extent to which the proposed project—
(1) Will assist disadvantaged youths in preparing for technical and professional health careers;
(2) Provides for adequate and appropriate involvement of local schools, institutions of higher education, and businesses in the project, including—
(i) Clear identification of partnership members;
(ii) Involvement of partnership members in the planning of the project;
(iii) Involvement of partnership members in the operation of the project; and
(3) Will coordinate activities to ensure that the project will help meet current and projected occupational needs in the area.
(b) Other criteria. The Secretary also uses the criteria and points in § 426.21 (b) through (h) to evaluate an application.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1830-0013)

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2420a )