# 34 CFR § 644.23: How does the Secretary set the amount of a grant?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-644.23

## Section

- **Citation:** 34 CFR § 644.23
- **Heading:** How does the Secretary set the amount of a grant?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 34—Education > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION > PART 644—EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS > Subpart C—How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

## Text

(a) The Secretary sets the amount of a grant on the basis of—
(1) 34 CFR 75.232 and 75.233, for new grants; and
(2) 34 CFR 75.253, for the second and subsequent years of a project period.
(b) If the circumstances described in section 402A(b)(3) of the HEA exist, the Secretary uses the available funds to set the amount of the grant at the lesser of—
(1) $200,000; or
(2) The amount requested by the applicant.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)
[59 FR 2658, Jan. 18, 1994, as amended at 75 FR 65782, Oct. 26, 2010]

## Nearby sections

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