[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR410.10]

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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 B_How Does One Apply for an Award?
 
Sec. 410.10  What must an application contain?


    (a) An application for a grant under the Tribally Controlled 
Postsecondary Vocational Institutions Program must include the 
following:
    (1) Documentation showing that the institution is eligible according 
to the requirements in Sec. 410.2.
    (2) A description of the fiscal control and fund accounting 
procedures to be used for all funds received under this program that 
will allow the Secretary to monitor expenditures and the Education 
Department Inspector General, the U.S. Comptroller General, or an 
independent non-Federal auditor to audit the institution's programs.
    (3) The institution's operating expenses for the preceding fiscal 
year, including allowable expenses listed in Sec. 410.30.
    (4) The institution's Indian student count.
    (b) An application for an institutional support grant must also 
contain a comprehensive development plan addressing the following:

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    (1) The institutional mission statement, i.e., a broad statement of 
purpose, that identifies the institution's distinguishing 
characteristics, including the characteristics of the students the 
institution serves and plans to serve and the programs of study it 
offers and proposes to offer.
    (2) 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.
    (3) A description of how the institution is responsive to the 
current and projected labor market needs in its geographic area, 
including the institution's plans for placement of students.
    (4) Assumptions concerning the institutional environment, the 
potential number of students to be served, enrollment trends, and 
economic factors that could affect the institution.
    (5) Major problems or deficiencies that inhibit the institution from 
realizing its mission.
    (6) Long-range and short-range goals that will chart the growth and 
development of the institution and address the problems identified under 
paragraph (b)(5) of this section.
    (7) Measurable objectives related to reaching each goal.
    (8) Time-frames for achieving the goals and objectives described in 
paragraphs (b)(6) and (7) of this section.
    (9) Priorities for implementing improvements concerning 
instructional and student support, capital expenditures, equipment, and 
other priority areas.
    (10) Major resource requirements necessary to achieve the 
institution's goals and objectives, including personnel, finances, 
equipment, and facilities.
    (11) A detailed budget identifying the costs to be paid with a grant 
under this program and resources available from other Federal, State, 
and local sources that will be used to achieve the institution's goals 
and objectives. Budget and cost information must be sufficiently 
detailed to enable the Secretary to determine the amount of payments 
pursuant to section 386(b)(2) of the Act. The statement must include 
information on allowable expenses listed in Sec. 410.30.
    (12) Strategies and resources for objectively evaluating the 
institution's progress towards, and success in, achieving its goals and 
objectives.

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

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2397b, 2397c(a), 2397d(b)(2)(B), and 2397f)