[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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)