[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR402.21]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 402_NATIVE HAWAIIAN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make an Award?
 
Sec. 402.21  What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

    The Secretary uses the following selection criteria to evaluate an 
application:
    (a) Program design. (35 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the extent to which--
    (1) The application presents a complete program design, including 
identifying the services to be provided, who will provide them, how they 
will be provided, and the expected outcomes for each activity;
    (2) The proposed program is designed to meet the identified 
vocational education needs of native Hawaiians;
    (3) The application proposes an effective plan for coordination with 
the office of the Hawaii State director for vocational education; and
    (4) If vocational training is proposed within the project--
    (i) Proposes measurable goals for student enrollment, completion, 
and placement.
    (ii) Proposes goals that take into consideration any related 
standards and measures developed for Job Opportunities and Basic Skills 
(JOBS) programs (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) and any Job Training Partnership 
Act (JTPA) (29

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U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) programs in that geographic area;
    (iii) Proposes goals that take into consideration any standards set 
by the State board for vocational education for the occupation and 
geographic area; and
    (iv) Describes how successful program completion will be determined 
for each occupation for which training is to be provided, in terms of 
the academic and vocational competencies demonstrated by enrollees prior 
to successful completion and any academic or work credentials acquired 
upon completion.
    (b) Management plan. (25 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the quality of the management plan for the 
project, including--
    (1) The chain of command, how staff will be managed, how 
coordination among staff will be accomplished, and timelines for each 
activity;
    (2) A clear description of the interrelationship among goals, 
objectives, and activities;
    (3) The way the applicant plans to use the resources and personnel 
from the grant to achieve each objective; and
    (4) How any contracts awarded by the grantee will be awarded, 
monitored, and evaluated.
    (c) Key personnel. (10 points)
    (1) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality 
of key personnel the applicant plans to use on the project, including--
    (i) The qualifications of the project director;
    (ii) The qualifications of each of the other key personnel to be 
used on the project;
    (iii) The time, including justification for the time, that each one 
of the key personnel, including the project director, will commit to the 
proposed project; and
    (iv) How the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment 
practices, will ensure that personnel for this project are selected for 
employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, 
or disabling condition.
    (2) To determine personnel qualifications, the Secretary considers--
    (i) The experience and training of key personnel in project 
management and in fields particularly related to the objectives of the 
project; and
    (ii) Any other qualifications of key personnel that pertain to the 
quality of the project.
    (d) Evaluation plan. (10 points)
    (1) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality 
of the project's plan for an independent evaluation of the project, 
including, if applicable, the extent to which the plan includes 
activities during the formative stages of the project to help guide and 
improve the project, as well as a final evaluation that includes summary 
data and recommendations.
    (2) The Secretary reviews each application to determine whether, for 
any training programs proposed--
    (i) The plan identifies, at a minimum, types of data to be collected 
and reported with respect to the academic and vocational competencies 
demonstrated by participants and the number and kinds of academic and 
work credentials acquired by completers; and
    (ii) The plan identifies, at a minimum, types of data to be 
collected and reported with respect to enrollment, completion, and 
placement of participants by sex and socio-economic status for each 
occupation for which training is provided.
    (e) Budget and cost-effectiveness. (5 points) The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine the extent to which--
    (1) The budget is detailed and tied to the proposed activities;
    (2) The budget narrative is explanatory and justifies expenses;
    (3) The budget is adequate to support the project; and
    (4) Costs are reasonable in relation to the objectives of the 
project.

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

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2313(c))

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