# Definitions and Selection Criteria That Apply to Direct Grant Programs
> **US Department of Education** · Final rule. · Published 2018-04-27 · Effective 2018-04-27 · 83 FR 18419
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-08965
- **Category:** education-k12
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 18419
- **CFR reference:** 34 CFR 75
- **Publication date:** 2018-04-27
- **Effective date:** 2018-04-27
## Abstract

On July 31, 2017, the Department of Education (Department) issued a new rule in order to better align the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) with the definition of "evidence-based" in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA). Through this document, we are adding a selection factor that was inadvertently omitted and removing an outdated definition.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/27/2018-08965/definitions-and-selection-criteria-that-apply-to-direct-grant-programs)
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