[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR410.21]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 410--TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C--How Does the Secretary Make an Award?
 
Sec. 410.21  What selection criteria does the Secretary use for institutional support grants?

    The Secretary uses the following criteria to evaluate an application 
for an institutional support grant:
    (a) Institutional goals and objectives. (10 points) The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine the extent to which the 
applicant's current and future institutional goals and objectives are--
    (1) Realistic and defined in terms of measurable results; and
    (2) Directly related to the problems to be solved.
    (b) Comprehensive development plan. (25 points) The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine the extent to which the plan is 
effectively designed to meet the applicant's current and future 
institutional goals and objectives, including instructional and student 
support needs, and equipment and capital requirements.
    (c) Implementation strategy. (20 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the extent to which an applicant's 
implementation strategy--
    (1) For each major activity funded under this program, is 
comprehensive and likely to be effective, taking into account the 
applicant's past performance and the data for the past three academic 
years reflecting the number and required qualifications of the teaching 
and administrative staff, the number of students enrolled, attendance 
rates, dropout rates, graduation rates, rate of job placement or college 
enrollment after graduation, and the most significant scholastic 
problems affecting the student population;
    (2) Includes a realistic timetable for each such activity; and
    (3) Includes a staff management plan likely to ensure effective 
administration of the project activities.
    (d) Budget and cost effectiveness. (20 points) The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine the extent to which--

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    (1) The budget is adequate to support the proposed activities to be 
funded under this program, including capital expenditures and 
acquisition of equipment, if applicable;
    (2) Costs are necessary and reasonable in relation to similar 
activities the institution carried out in previous years; and
    (3) The budget narrative justifies the expenditures.
    (e) Evaluation plan. (10 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the quality of the evaluation plan the 
institution plans to use to determine its progress towards, and success 
in, achieving its goals and objectives, including the extent to which--
    (1) The plan identifies, at a minimum, types of data to be 
collected, expected outcomes, and how those outcomes will be measured;
    (2) The methods of evaluation are appropriate and, to the extent 
possible, are objective and produce data that are quantifiable; and
    (3) The methods of evaluation provide periodic data that can be used 
for ongoing program improvement.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1830-
0013)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2397-2397h)