42 U.S.C. § 2991h - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 2991h. Appeals, notice, and hearing

(a) The Commissioner shall prescribe procedures to assure that--

(b) If an application is rejected on the grounds that the applicant is ineligible or that activities proposed by the applicant are ineligible for funding, the applicant may appeal to the Secretary, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of notification of such rejection, for a review of the grounds for such rejection. On appeal, if the Secretary finds that an applicant is eligible or that its proposed activities are eligible, such eligibility shall not be effective until the next cycle of grant proposals are considered by the Administration.