(a) The Secretary may make a grant only to an eligible party that submits an application.
(b) If a maximum award amount is established in a notice published in the Federal Register, the Secretary may reject without consideration or evaluation any application that proposes a project funding level that exceeds the stated maximum award amount. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474) [61 FR 8455, Mar. 4, 1996]