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) > 426.24—What selection criteria does the Secretary use for Agriculture Action Centers?

426.24—What selection criteria does the Secretary use for Agriculture Action Centers?

The Secretary uses the following criteria to evaluate an application for an Agriculture Action Center:
(a) Program factors. (10 points) The Secretary reviews each application for an Agriculture Action Center to determine the extent to which the proposed center will—
(1) Provide vocational education to meet current and projected occupational needs; and
(2) Be located in a service area that includes a high concentration of individuals who are—
(i) Adversely affected by farm and rural economic downturns;
(ii) Dislocated from farming; and
(iii) Dislocated from agriculturally-related businesses and industries that are adversely affected by farm and rural economic downturns.
(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 )