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§3196 Performance Evaluations of Grant Recipients

Title 42 › CHAPTER 38 — PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER V — ADMINISTRATION › § 3196

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must evaluate every university center and every economic development district that gets grant money under this law. The evaluations check how well each grantee helps keep and create jobs. For university centers, the reviews decide which centers should keep getting grants and which should stop so other centers can get help. Evaluations must happen on an ongoing basis so each grantee is reviewed within 3 years after its first award and at least once every 3 years while it keeps receiving funds. The Secretary will set the evaluation rules. Reviews of university centers must look at technical assistance, applied research, program results, and sharing of findings. Reviews of economic development districts must check management, financial accountability, and program results. At least one other center or district must take part in each review and be reimbursed for its costs.

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Title 42, §3196

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(a)In general
The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of each university center and each economic development district that receives grant assistance under this chapter (each referred to in this section as a “grantee”) to assess the grantee’s performance and contribution toward retention and creation of employment.
(b)Purpose of evaluations of university centers
The purpose of the evaluations of university centers under subsection (a) shall be to determine which university centers are performing well and are worthy of continued grant assistance under this chapter, and which should not receive continued assistance, so that university centers that have not previously received assistance may receive assistance.
(c)Timing of evaluations
Evaluations under subsection (a) shall be conducted on a continuing basis so that each grantee is evaluated within 3 years after the first award of assistance to the grantee, and at least once every 3 years thereafter, so long as the grantee receives the assistance.
(d)Evaluation criteria
(1)Establishment
The Secretary shall establish criteria for use in conducting evaluations under subsection (a).
(2)Evaluation criteria for university centers
The criteria for evaluation of a university center shall, at a minimum, provide for an assessment of the center’s contribution to providing technical assistance, conducting applied research, program performance, and disseminating results of the activities of the center.
(3)Evaluation criteria for economic development districts
The criteria for evaluation of an economic development district shall, at a minimum, provide for an assessment of management standards, financial accountability, and program performance.
(e)Peer review
In conducting an evaluation of a university center or economic development district under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for the participation of at least 1 other university center or economic development district, as appropriate, on a cost-reimbursement basis.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3196, Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 517, as added Pub. L. 94–188, title II, § 206, Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1090, related to vocational and technical educational demonstration projects, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, title XVIII, § 1821(a)(8), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 766, effective Sept. 30, 1981. A prior section 506 of Pub. L. 89–136 was classified to section 3186 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, § 1821(a)(8).

Amendments

2004–Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–373, § 503(a), struck out “after the

Effective Date

of the Economic Development Administration Reform Act of 1998” after “assistance to the grantee”. Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 108–373, § 503(b), inserted “program performance,” after “applied research,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Feb. 11, 1999, see section 105 of Pub. L. 105–393, set out as a note under section 3121 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3196

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110