The Secretary may select an application for funding without following the procedures in  § 75.217 if:
     
    
        
        (a) 
         The objectives of the project cannot be achieved unless the Secretary makes the grant before the date grants can be made under the procedures in  § 75.217 ;
     
    
        
        (b) 
        
        (1) 
         The application was evaluated under the preceding competition of the program;
     
    
        
        (2) 
         The application rated high enough to deserve selection under  § 75.217; and
     
    
        
        (3) 
         The application was not selected for funding because the application was mishandled by the Department; or
     
    
        
        (c) 
         The Secretary receives an unsolicited application that meets the requirements of  § 75.222.
     
    
        
            Code of Federal Regulations
        
        (Authority: 
                20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474
            )
    
    
        
            Code of Federal Regulations
        
        [45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 52 FR 27804, July 24, 1987; 60 FR 12096, Mar. 3, 1995]