[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: 34CFR607.8]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
             CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 607--STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 607.8  What is a comprehensive development plan and what must it contain?

    (a) A comprehensive development plan is an institution's strategy 
for achieving growth and self-sufficiency by strengthening its--
    (1) Academic programs;
    (2) Institutional management; and
    (3) Fiscal stability.
    (b) The comprehensive development plan must include the following:
    (1) An analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, and significant 
problems of the institution's academic programs, institutional 
management, and fiscal stability.
    (2) A delineation of the institution's goals for its academic 
programs, institutional management, and fiscal stability, based on the 
outcomes of the analysis described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

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    (3) Measurable objectives related to reaching each goal and 
timeframes for achieving the objectives.
    (4) Methods and resources that will be used to institutionalize 
practices and improvements developed under the proposed project.
    (5) For a grant under section 316 of the HEA to a tribal college or 
university, its five-year plan for improving its services to Indian 
students, increasing the rates at which Indian secondary school students 
enroll in higher education, and increasing overall postsecondary 
retention rates for Indian students.
    (6) For a grant under section 317 of the HEA to an Alaska Native-
serving institution or to a Native Hawaiian-serving institution, its 
five-year plan for improving its services to Alaska Native or Native 
Hawaiian students, respectively.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1066)

[59 FR 41923, Aug. 15, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 70154, Dec. 15, 1999]