42 CFR §67.16

1. (a)Evaluation. After appropriate peer review in accordance with § 67.15, the Administrator will evaluate applications recommended for further consideration, taking into account, among other factors:
   1. (1)The degree to which the purposes of Title IX of the PHS Act and section 1142 of the Social Security Act, as applicable, are being addressed;
   2. (2)Recommendations made by reviewers pursuant to § 67.15;
   3. (3)Any recommendations made by the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation, as applicable;
   4. (4)The appropriateness of the budget;
   5. (5)The extent to which the research proposal and the fiscal plan provide assurance that effective use will be made of grant funds;
   6. (6)The demonstrated business management capability of the applicant;
   7. (7)The demonstrated competence and skill of the staff, especially the senior personnel, in light of the scope of the project;
   8. (8)The probable usefulness of the results of the project for dealing with national health care issues, policies, and programs; and
   9. (9)The degree to which AHCPR-announced priorities or purposes are being addressed.
2. (b)Disposition. On the basis of the evaluation of the application as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, the Administrator shall: give consideration for funding, defer for a later decision, pending receipt of additional information, or give no further consideration for funding, to any application for a grant under this subpart; except that the Administrator may not fund an application which has not been recommended for further consideration as a result of peer review in accordance with § 67.15. A recommendation against further consideration shall not preclude reconsideration, if the application is revised, responding to issues and questions raised during the review, and resubmitted for peer review at a later date.