[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: 34CFR410.21]



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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



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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--

    (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)