Subpart B-(Reserved)

Subpart C-How Does the Secretary Make an Award?

416.20 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

416.21 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

Subpart D-What Conditions Must be Met After an Award?

416.30 Which individuals are eligible to participate under this program?

416.31 What are the responsibilities of the grantee?

AUTHORITY: 20 U.S.C. 2414(a), unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: 57 FR 36786, Aug. 14, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A-General

$416.1 What is the Vocational Education Training and Study Grants Program?

The Vocational Education Training and Study Grants Program provides financial assistance for vocational teacher education, undergraduate or graduate training in vocational education, and vocational education student internships.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(a))

§416.2 Who is eligible for an award?

An institution of higher education, State education agency, or State correctional education agency is eligible for an award under this part.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(a))

$416.3 What activities may the Secretary fund?

The Secretary supports grants or cooperative agreements for eligible agencies or institutions to provide

(a) Undergraduate and graduate training in vocational education;

(b) Vocational teacher education; and (c) Opportunities for further study and professional development for gifted and talented students in vocational education programs by interning with Federal or State agencies, nationally recognized vocational education associations, student organizations, or the

National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(a))

§ 416.4 What regulations apply?

The following regulations apply to the Vocational Education Training and Study Grants Program:

(a) The regulations in this part 416. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR part 400.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(a))

§ 416.5 What definitions apply?

(a) The definitions in 34 CFR 400.4 apply to this part.

(b) The following definitions also apply to this part:

Dependent means an individual's legal spouse, natural or adopted minor child, or any other person claimed as a dependent by that individual for Federal income tax purposes.

Stipend means funds used for room and board and personal living expenses, including an allowance for subsistence and other expenses for the individual and his or her dependents.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(a))

Subpart B-(Reserved)

Subpart C-How Does the
Secretary Make an Award?

§ 416.20 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in § 416.21.

(b) The Secretary may award up to 100 points, including a reserved 15 points to be distributed in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section, based on the criteria in § 416.21.

(c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this section, the maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses after the heading for each criterion.

$416.21 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

(a) Project design. (20 points) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality of the project design, including—

(1) The extent to which the applicant understands and has responded to any program priorities announced in the FEDERAL REGISTER for the grant competition;

(2) The geographic area to be served and of the specific training or internships to be provided, including the purposes of the training or internships;

(3) The objectives of the project; (4) The institutional and participant selection procedures;

(5) How resources and personnel (including resources and personnel of other entities) will be used to achieve each objective;

(6) When in each budget period the applicant plans to meet each objective;

(7) The extent to which the design of the project is practical and effective to achieve the purposes and goals in § 416.3; and

(8) The extent to which the management plan provides adequately for monitoring, supervising, and evaluating all entities and individuals participating in the project.

(b) Applicant commitment and experience. (20 points) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which

(1) The applicant's selection procedures, including priorities and criteria, will be effective for selecting the institutions, agencies, organizations, and Center or Centers in which trainees will be placed; and

(2) The applicant has demonstrated competence and experience in operating training or internship programs similar to that proposed, including how, if applicable, its capabilities will be extended through subgrants, contracts, or agreements with other entities. If subgrants, contracts, or agreements with other entities are proposed, the applicant must include copies of the written agreements covering the intent of all proposed entities to participate with the applicant in achieving the purposes and objectives of the proposed project.

(c) Key personnel. (20 points) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality of key personnel the applicant plans to use on the project, including

(1) The names and qualifications of key personnel, including the project director. If the names of key persons are not yet known, the applicant shall specify the minimum qualifications that will be used to select them;

(2) The qualifications of key personnel intended to be used under subgrants, contracts, or agreements and designation of their employment affiliation. If key personnel from other entities will be used, the applicant shall include copies of their stated intent to participate and copies of the concurrence of the entity by which they are employed to make them available for the time specified in the application;

(3) The extent to which key personnel are adequate and appropriate to achieve the objectives of the proposed project:

(4) Whether the allocation of time of key personnel to the objectives of the project seems adequate to predict achievement; and

(5) How the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment practices, will ensure that its personnel are selected for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability.

(d) Adequacy of resources. (5 points) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the adequacy of resources the applicant plans to use, including the extent to which the applicant

(1) Will use its resources and those of other participating entities effectively to accomplish the purposes and objectives of the proposed project;

(2) Will devote adequate financial and material resources to the project being proposed; and

(3) Will use adequate facilities and equipment for the project being proposed.

(e) Participant recruitment and selection plan. (10 points) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which the applicant

(1) Will make information about the learning opportunities, the financial support to be provided, eligibility re

quirements, and the applicant's selection criteria broadly available to all individuals eligible to participate in the project;

(2) Has proposed participant selection criteria for each training or internship activity that are consistent with §416.30; and

(3) Will ensure that participants who are otherwise eligible to participate are selected without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability.

(f) Evaluation plan. (10 points) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which the applicant will conduct an annual evaluation of the accomplishment of the purposes and objectives of the project, including

(1) An evaluation of student participation by sex, race or ethnic group, and language proficiency for each vocational education category and each target position in vocational education for I which training or internships are intended to prepare recipients;

(2) Comparing the active career pursuits and career goals of program participants before and after participation in training or an internship under the project; and

(3) Analyzing the completeness and accuracy of and synthesizing grantee records on the level of participation and progress of project participants in their learning pursuits and the level and timing of disbursements and recovery of financial support in relation thereto.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1830-0013) (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(a))

Subpart D-What Conditions Must Be Met After an Award?

§ 416.30 Which individuals are eligible to participate under this program? (a) The following individuals are eligible for training under this program:

(1) Experienced vocational educators who want to participate in advanced study of vocational education.

(2) Certified teachers who have been trained to teach in other fields and who want to become teachers of vocational education students, including teachers

with skills related to vocational fields who can be trained as vocational educators, and especially minority instructors and instructors with experience in teaching individuals who are economically disadvantaged, individuals with disabilities, students of limited English proficiency, and adult and juvenile criminal offenders.

(3) Individuals in industry who have skills and experience in vocational fields and who want to be trained as vocational educators.

(4) Vocational educators who want to improve or maintain technological currency in their fields.

(b) Gifted and talented vocational education secondary and postsecondary students are eligible under this program for internships with Federal or State agencies, nationally recognized vocational education associations, student organizations, or the National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(a))

§ 416.31 What are the responsibilities of the grantee?

(a) A grantee carrying out activities under § 416.3 (a) and (b) shall—

(1) Provide training directly, or, in the case of a State educational agency or a State correctional education agency, provide for training through a contract;

(2) Select individuals for participation in training activities; and

(3) Determine the amounts participants will receive for training, fellowships, stipends, or travel allowances.

(b) A grantee carrying out activities under § 416.3(c) shall—

(1) Select individuals for participation;

(2) Coordinate with Federal or State agencies, nationally recognized vocational education associations, student organizations, or the National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education that are willing to participate with the project in providing internships for further study and professional development for gifted and talented vocational education students; and

(3) Determine the amount participants will receive for subsistence allowance and other expenses such as

18417.5 What definitions apply?

(a) The definitions in 34 CFR 400.4 apply to this part.

(b) The following definitions also apply to this part: Academic year means a period of time in which a full-time student is expected to complete

(1) The equivalent of at least two semesters, two trimesters, or three quarters at an institution that measures academic progress in credit hours and uses a semester, trimester, or quarter system;

(2) At least 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours at an institution that measures academic progress in credit hours, but does not use a semester, trimester, or quarter system; or

(3) At least 900 clock hours at an institution that measures academic progress in clock hours.

Dependent means an individual's legal spouse, natural or adopted minor child, or any other person claimed as a dependent by that individual for Federal income tax purposes.

Full-time course of study means the number of credit hours that an institution requires of a full-time student.

Full-time student means a student who

(1) Carries a full-time course of study; and

(2) Is not employed for more than 20 hours a week.

Satisfactory proficiency means a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grade point scale in which failing grades are computed as part of the average, or another appropriate standard established by the institution.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(b))

Subpart B-(Reserved)

Subpart C-How Does the
Secretary Make an Award?

$ 417.20 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in § 417.21.

(b) The Secretary may award up to 100 points, including a reserved 15 points to be distributed in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section, based on the criteria in § 417.21.

(c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this section, the maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.

(d) For each competition as announced through a notice published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, the Secretary may assign the reserved points among the criteria in §417.21.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2414(b))

$ 417.21 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

The Secretary uses the following criteria to evaluate an application:

(a) Institutional commitment and experience. (25 points) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which

(1) The institution has resources and supporting services for at least five of the generally recognized fields of vocational education that are integrated into a comprehensive approach to vocational education.

(2) The institution's vocational education program has been adopted as a permanent graduate program of study;

(3) The institution demonstrates competence and experience in programs and activities similar to those authorized under the Act;