(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in § 226.12 and the competitive preference priorities in § 226.14.

(b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion and competitive preference priority in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. § 7221d(b))[70 FR 15003, Mar. 24, 2005, as amended at 87 FR 3661, Jan. 25, 2022]