20 U.S.C. § 7474

Minimum grant criteria

The Secretary may not approve an application for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subpart 2 or subpart 3 of this part unless the application is for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement that is—

(1)

of sufficient size, scope, and quality to achieve the purpose or objectives of such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and

(2)

based on relevant research findings.

( Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6144 , formerly title VII, § 7144, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701 , Jan. 8, 2002 , 115 Stat. 1931 ; renumbered title VI, § 6144, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a) , (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015 , 129 Stat. 2046 .)