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CHAPTER VII-OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT,

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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Experimental program for opportunities in ad-
vanced study and research in education.
Government in the Sunshine Act regulations .........
Grants for research on knowledge use and school
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Basic Skills Research Grants Program

Program of research grants on organizational
processes in education.......

Educational Equity Research Grants Program.......
Law and government studies in education...............
Capacity-building for statistical activities in State
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Women's Educational Equity Act Program..............
Library Services and Construction Act Program
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Library services, public library construction, and
interlibrary cooperation (effective until October

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Library Research and Demonstration Program .....
Strengthening Research Library Resources Pro-
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"Educational research" means search (basic and applied), planning, surveys, evaluations, investigations, experiments, developments, and demonstrations in the field of education (including career education).

[45 FR 22543, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77369, Nov. 21, 1980, and amended at 45 FR 86300, Dec. 30, 1980]

§700.2 Regulations that apply to programs of the Department.

(a) Regulations. The following regulations apply to programs of the Department:

(1) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Part 75 (Direct Grant Programs) and Part 77 (Definitions).

(2) The regulations in this Chapter VII.

(b) How to use regulations; how to apply for funds. The "Introduction to Regulations of the Department" at the beginning of EDGAR includes general information to assist in

(1) Using regulations that apply to Department programs; and

(2) Applying for assistance under a Department program.

(20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1))

[45 FR 22543, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77369, Nov. 21, 1980, and amended at 45 FR 86300, Dec. 30, 1980]

§ 700.3 Purpose.

(a) Congress has declared it a policy of the United States to provide to every person an equal opportunity to receive an education of high quality regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or social class. The

Federal Government has a clear responsibility to provide leadership in the conduct and support of scientific inquiry into the educational process. Congress has further declared it to be the policy of the United States to:

(1) Help to solve, or to alleviate the problems of, and promote the reform and renewal of, American education;

(2) Advance the practice of education as an art, science, and profession; (3) Strengthen the scientific and technological foundations of education; and

(4) Build an effective educational research and development system.

[39 FR 38999, Nov. 4, 1974, as amended at 45 FR 22543, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77369, Nov. 21, 1980]

PART 701-ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION FOR RESEARCH GRANT ASSISTANCE

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701.2 Eligibility for award.
701.6 Unsolicited proposals.
701.10 Evaluation of applications.

AUTHORITY: Sec. 405 of the General Education Provisions Act, as added by section 301(a)(2) of Pub. L. 92-318, 86 Stat. 328 (20 U.S.C. 1221e), unless otherwise noted.

§ 701.2 Eligibility for award.

(a) Persons eligible. Except as otherwise prohibited by law, any individual and any public or nonprofit private organization, institution, or agency found by the Secretary to be authorized and qualified by educational, scientific, or other relevant competence to carry out a proposed research project shall be eligible for an award.

(b)(1) Projects eligible. Any project found by the Secretary to be an educational research project within the meaning of § 700.1 of this subchapter shall be eligible for an award.

(2) An eligible project may include planning, laboratory, clinical, population, field, statistical, basic, applied or other type of investigation, study, or experiment, dissemination, use, application, implementation, training, development or demonstration, or combinations of those.

(3) An eligible project may either(i) Be limited to one-or a particular aspect of a-problem or subject; or

(ii) Consist of two or more related =problems or subjects for concurrent or consecutive investigation and involving multiple disciplines, facilities, and resources.

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[45 FR 22543, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77369, Nov. 21, 1980]

§ 701.6 Unsolicited proposals.

(a) It is the policy of the Department to encourage parties eligible under this subchapter to originate valuable ideas for projects relevant to the furtherance of the purposes specified in §700.3 of this subchapter and to submit such ideas as unsolicited proposals.

(b) The Secretary will make funds available for the support of unsolicited proposals rated highly on the basis of criteria specified under paragraph (c) of this section according to the availability of funds within allocations established by the Council.

(c) Unsolicited proposals which may lead to either grant or contract awards will be evaluated according to (1) the criteria set forth in 41 CFR Subpart 34.52 (with respect to procurement contracts) or § 701.10(b) (with respect to grants) and (2) the extent to which they meet one or more of the following conditions:

(i) The proposal represents a unique opportunity for use of resources or conditions to conduct research or development with potential for important advancement in knowledge;

(ii) The proposal addresses an ED priority in a more promising way than already planned work;

(iii) The proposal addresses an ED priority by complementing already planned work with an alternative, perhaps contrary approach to the prob#lem.

[39 FR 39000, Nov. 4, 1974. Redesignated at
45 FR 77369, Nov. 21, 1980]

§ 701.10 Evaluation of applications.
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(b) Criteria for evaluation. Review of applications under paragraph (a) of this section will take into account the following factors.

(1) Potential of the proposed project for effectuating the purposes specified under § 700.3;

(2) Significance of the proposed research for American education, including:

(i) Importance of the problem area from the standpoint of basic knowledge or problems of American education; and

(ii) Likely magnitude of the addition that will be made to knowledge if the project is successful, including the generalizability of the results;

(3) Quality of the proposed research project, including such considerations

as:

(i) Extent to which the application exhibits thorough knowledge of pertinent previous work and relates the proposed research to it:

(ii) Likelihood of the success of the project; and

(iii) Adequacy of design, methodology and instrumentation, where appropriate;

(4) Qualifications of the principal investigator and other professional personnel, as evidenced by:

(i) Experience and previous research productivity; and

(ii) Quality of the discussion and analysis in the application;

(5) Adequacy of the facilities and arrangements available to the investigator to conduct the proposed study;

(6) Reasonableness of the budget for the work to be done and the anticipated results; and

(7) Where the applicant has previously received an award from the Federal Government, the applicant's compliance or noncompliance with requirements applicable to such prior award: Provided, however, That in any case where the Secretary proposes to deny assistance based upon the applicant's noncompliance with requirements applicable to a prior award, he shall do so only after affording the applicant reasonable notice and an opportunity to rebut the proposed basis for denial of assistance.

(31 U.S.C. 628)

[39 FR 39000, Nov. 4, 1974, as amended at 45 FR 22543, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77369, Nov. 21, 1980]

PART 702-MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

Subpart A-Data-Collection Instruments and Protection of Human and Animal Subjects-[Reserved]

Subpart B-General Requirements

§ 702.7 Principal investigators.

(a) All grants shall be subject to the condition that the principal investigator(s) designated in the application as responsible for the conduct of the approved project shall continue to be responsible for the duration of the project period.

(b) When an investigator referred to in paragraph (a) of this section is absent for three months or longer or otherwise becomes unavailable to discharge this responsibility, the Secretary may terminate the grant, unless the grantee replaces the investigator with another person found by the Secretary to be qualified to direct and conduct the approved project.

(Sec. 405 of the General Education Provisions Act as added by sec. 301(a)(2) of Pub. L. 92-318, 86 Stat. 328 (20 U.S.C. 1221e)) [45 FR 22543, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77369, Nov. 21, 1980]

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Subpart C-How One Applies for a Grant

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703.20 Application procedures.

Subpart D-How the Secretary Makes a Grant

703.30 How the Secretary evaluates an application.

703.31 The selection criteria used by the Secretary.

Subpart E-Conditions that Must Be Met by a Grantee

703.40 Restrictions on the use of grant funds.

703.41 Allowable costs.

703.42 Restrictions on for-profit grantees.

AUTHORITY: Sec. 405 of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended by Sec. 301(a)(2) of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-318), 86 Stat. 328, 332 (20 U.S.C. 1221e), unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: 46 FR 49585, Oct. 7, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A-General

§ 703.1 The experimental program for opportunities in advanced study and research in education.

This program supports experimental projects that explore ways of increasing opportunities for members of underrepresented groups to attain and participate in senior positions in the field of educational research. These projects demonstrate effective ways that

(a) Enhance equality of opportunity within the educational research workforce.

(b) Increase the relevance and credibility of educational research through greater inclusion of contributions and perspectives of members of underrepresented groups.

(c) Improve the overall quality of educational research by drawing upon those talented members of underrepresented groups who currently are engaged in research other than educational research or are nonresearch professionals who are capable of making a significant contribution to educational research.

(20 U.S.C. 1221e(b)(2), (c) and (e)(1))

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