In
an effort to broaden the competitive pool of applicants
for discretionary grant programs, the Department of
Education amended its regulations to encourage first
time applicants or novice applicants to apply for
funding. This revision does not require every ED program
to offer the novice incentive but it does allow ED
programs the flexibility to offer the novice incentive
where appropriate.
Under 34 CFR 75.225, a novice applicant is an applicant
that has never received a grant or sub grant under
the program from which it seeks funding; has never
been a member of a group application that received
a grant under the program from which it seeks funding;
and has not had an active discretionary grant from
the Federal Government in the five years before the
deadline date for applications under the program.
The Carol M. White Physical Education Program will
award 5 points to novice applicants.
