Code of Federal Regulations Title 34. Education § 34.225.12 What funding priority may the Secretary use in making a grant award?

(1) The extent to which the applicant would target services to geographic areas in which a large proportion or number of public schools have been identified for comprehensive support and improvement or targeted support and improvement under the ESEA, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act;

(2) The extent to which the applicant would target services to geographic areas in which a large proportion of students perform below proficient on State academic assessments;  and

(3) The extent to which the applicant would target services to communities with large proportions of students from low-income families.

(1) Use this competitive priority only in certain years;  and

(2) Consider the points awarded under this priority only for proposals that exhibit sufficient quality to warrant funding under the selection criteria in § 225.11.