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  **HEA: Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)**

  **FY 2008 Program Performance Plan**

  Strategic Goal 3

  Discretionary

  HEA, Title VII, Part A-2
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  **Program      **To increase the number of persons trained at the
  Goal:**        highest academic level.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 1:***   *To increase the number of students of superior academic
                            ability completing a terminal degree in designated areas
                            of national need in order to alleviate that need.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 8:**                                       
  Federal cost of GAANN                                       
  Ph.D.s and those who                                        
  pass preliminary exams                                      
  over the life of the                                        
  grant.   (Desired                                           
  direction: decrease)                                        
    1239                                                      

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  2002                                     92,557             Measure not in place

  2003                                     127,514            Measure not in place

  2005                                     70,359             Measure not in place

  2006                    127,500          70,894             Did Better Than Target

  2008                    92,000           (September 2009)   Pending

  2009                    91,000           (September 2010)   Pending

  2011                    89,000           (September 2012)   Pending

  2012                    88,000           (September 2013)   Pending
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**Source**. U. S Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, GAANN Final Performance Report. U.S. Department of Education,
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Grant Administration and Payment
System.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. The number of successful GAANN fellows are supplied by
institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. This measure is derived by dividing the total funding
of the grant for years one, two, and three by the number of GAANN Ph.D.s
and those that pass preliminary exams during the award period. The
program office has developed a database to collect this information. The
2002 information is based on the 1997 cohort. The 2003 information was
based on the 1998 cohort and 2000 cohorts. The 2005 information was
based on the 2000 cohort only. Subsequent data will be reported after
all the new grants awarded in a fiscal year have been closed. Since no
new grants are awarded each third year, such that there were no new
grants in 1999 or 2002, data was not available in 2004 and will not be
available in 2007. The 2008-2012 targets are based on an estimated
maximum stipend, an estimated institutional payment, and the completion
rate measure targets.

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  **Measure 1.2 of 8:**                                       
  Percentage of GAANN                                         
  fellows completing                                          
  terminal degree in the                                      
  designated areas of                                         
  national need.                                              
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1232                                            

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  2001                                     12                 Measure not in place

  2002                    12               28                 Target Exceeded

  2003                                     47                 Measure not in place

  2004                                     51                 Measure not in place

  2005                    28               49                 Target Exceeded

  2006                    45               49.6               Target Exceeded

  2007                    46               (June 2008)        Pending

  2008                    47               (June 2009)        Pending

  2009                    48               (June 2010)        Pending

  2010                    49               (June 2011)        Pending

  2011                    50               (June 2012)        Pending

  2012                    51               (June 2013)        Pending
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**Source**. U. S Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, GAANN Final Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. The program office developed a database to collect this
information. Performance data includes degree completion as well as
fellows passing preliminary examinations. The 2002-year information
contains data from the 1997 cohort only. Successive years combine two
cohorts: 2003 information contains data from the 1998 cohort, and from
those fellows in the 2000 cohort that finished in 2003. No new grants
are awarded each third year, so that there were no cohorts of new
fellows in 1999 or 2002. Data for 2004 includes completers and people
passing preliminary examinations from both the 2000 and 2001 cohorts.

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  **Measure 1.3 of 8:**                                       
  Percentage of GAANN                                         
  fellows who are                                             
  American Indian or                                          
  Alaska Native by                                            
  grantee cohort enrolled                                     
  in a terminal degree                                        
  program in the                                              
  designated areas of                                         
  national need.                                              
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1233                                            

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  1999                                     1                  Measure not in place

  2001                                     0                  Measure not in place

  2002                                     1                  Measure not in place

  2003                    Set a Baseline   0                  Target Met

  2004                    0                1                  Target Exceeded

  2005                    1                0.4                Did Not Meet Target

  2006                    1                0.5                Made Progress From Prior
                                                              Year

  2007                    1                (June 2008)        Pending

  2008                    1                (June 2009)        Pending

  2009                    1                (June 2010)        Pending

  2010                    1                (June 2011)        Pending

  2011                    1                (June 2012)        Pending

  2012                    1                (June 2013)        Pending
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**Source**. U. S Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, GAANN Final Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. The performance of the GAANN program is limited in that
the authorizing legislation of the GAANN program recommends, but does
not mandate, that institutional grantees seek individuals from
traditionally underrepresented groups when awarding fellowships. However
in responding to the selection criteria, grantees must address plans to
include students from underrepresented groups. The 2002 data reflects
the 1997 cohort only. Successive years combine two cohorts: 2003 data
reflect the fellows from the 1998, and from those fellows in the 2000
cohort that finished in 2003. No grants are awarded each third year, so
that there were no cohorts of new fellows in 1999 or 2002. 

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  **Measure 1.4 of 8:**                                       
  Percentage of GAANN                                         
  fellows who are                                             
  Asian/Pacific Islander                                      
  by grantee cohort                                           
  enrolled in a terminal                                      
  degree program in the                                       
  designated areas of                                         
  national need.                                              
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1234                                            

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  1999                                     10                 Measure not in place

  2001                                     7                  Measure not in place

  2002                                     11                 Measure not in place

  2003                    Set a Baseline   6                  Target Met

  2004                    6                9                  Target Exceeded

  2005                    8                9                  Target Exceeded

  2006                    11               8                  Did Not Meet Target

  2007                    11               (June 2008)        Pending

  2008                    11               (June 2009)        Pending

  2009                    11               (June 2010)        Pending

  2010                    11               (June 2011)        Pending

  2011                    11               (June 2012)        Pending

  2012                    11               (June 2013)        Pending
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**Source**. U. S Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, GAANN Final Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. 

The performance of the GAANN program is limited in that the authorizing
legislation of the GAANN program recommends, but does not mandate, that
institutional grantees seek individuals from traditionally
underrepresented groups when awarding fellowships. However in responding
to the selection criteria, grantees must address plans to include
students from underrepresented groups. The 2002 data reflects the 1997
cohort only. Successive years combine two cohorts: 2003 data reflect the
fellows from the 1998, and from those fellows in the 2000 cohort that
finished in 2003. No grants are awarded each third year, so that there
were no cohorts of new fellows in 1999 or 2002.

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  **Measure 1.5 of 8:**                                       
  Percentage of GAANN                                         
  fellows who are Black                                       
  or African American by                                      
  grantee cohort enrolled                                     
  in a terminal degree                                        
  program in the                                              
  designated areas of                                         
  national need.                                              
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1235                                            

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  1999                                     7                  Measure not in place

  2001                                     7                  Measure not in place

  2002                                     10                 Measure not in place

  2003                    Set a Baseline   7                  Target Met

  2004                    7                7                  Target Met

  2005                    7                17.6               Target Exceeded

  2006                    10               7.3                Did Not Meet Target

  2007                    10               (June 2008)        Pending

  2008                    10               (June 2009)        Pending

  2009                    10               (June 2010)        Pending

  2010                    10               (June 2011)        Pending

  2011                    10               (June 2012)        Pending

  2012                    10               (June 2013)        Pending
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**Source**. U. S Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, GAANN Final Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. 

The performance of the GAANN program is limited in that the authorizing
legislation of the GAANN program recommends, but does not mandate, that
institutional grantees seek individuals from traditionally
underrepresented groups when awarding fellowships. However in responding
to the selection criteria, grantees must address plans to include
students from underrepresented groups. The 2002 data reflects the 1997
cohort only. Successive years combine two cohorts: 2003 data reflect the
fellows from the 1998, and from those fellows in the 2000 cohort that
finished in 2003. No grants are awarded each third year, so that there
were no cohorts of new fellows in 1999 or 2002.

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  **Measure 1.6 of 8:**                                       
  Percentage of GAANN                                         
  fellows who are                                             
  Hispanic or Latino by                                       
  grantee cohort enrolled                                     
  in a terminal degree                                        
  program in the                                              
  designated areas of                                         
  national need.                                              
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1236                                            

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  1999                                     4                  Measure not in place

  2001                                     7                  Measure not in place

  2002                                     5                  Measure not in place

  2003                    Set a Baseline   2                  Target Met

  2004                    2                9                  Target Exceeded

  2005                    6                6.8                Target Exceeded

  2006                    5                6.6                Target Exceeded

  2007                    5                (June 2008)        Pending

  2008                    6                (June 2009)        Pending

  2009                    6                (June 2010)        Pending

  2010                    6                (June 2011)        Pending

  2011                    6                (June 2012)        Pending

  2012                    6                (June 2013)        Pending
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**Source**. U. S Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, GAANN Final Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. 

The performance of the GAANN program is limited in that the authorizing
legislation of the GAANN program recommends, but does not mandate, that
institutional grantees seek individuals from traditionally
underrepresented groups when awarding fellowships. However in responding
to the selection criteria, grantees must address plans to include
students from underrepresented groups. The 2002 data reflects the 1997
cohort only. Successive years combine two cohorts: 2003 data reflect the
fellows from the 1998, and from those fellows in the 2000 cohort that
finished in 2003. No grants are awarded each third year, so that there
were no cohorts of new fellows in 1999 or 2002.

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  **Measure 1.7 of 8:**                                       
  The percentage of GAANN                                     
  fellows who are women.                                      
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1237                                            

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  1999                                     37                 Measure not in place

  2001                                     39                 Measure not in place

  2002                                     38                 Measure not in place

  2003                    Set a Baseline   35                 Target Met

  2004                    35               41                 Target Exceeded

  2005                    39               41                 Target Exceeded

  2006                    39               36.9               Did Not Meet Target

  2007                    40               (June 2008)        Pending

  2008                    40               (June 2009)        Pending

  2009                    41               (June 2010)        Pending

  2010                    41               (June 2011)        Pending

  2011                    42               (June 2012)        Pending

  2012                    42               (June 2013)        Pending
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**Source**. U. S Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, GAANN Final Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. 

The performance of the GAANN program is limited in that the authorizing
legislation of the GAANN program recommends, but does not mandate, that
institutional grantees seek individuals from traditionally
underrepresented groups when awarding fellowships. However in responding
to the selection criteria, grantees must address plans to include
students from underrepresented groups. The 2002 data reflects the 1997
cohort only. Successive years combine two cohorts: 2003 data reflect the
fellows from the 1998, and from those fellows in the 2000 cohort that
finished in 2003. No grants are awarded each third year, so that there
were no cohorts of new fellows in 1999 or 2002.

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  **Measure 1.8 of 8:**                                       
  Median time to                                              
  completion of doctorate                                     
  for GAANN students.                                         
    (Desired direction:                                       
  decrease)   1238                                            

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  2002                                     6.5                Measure not in place

  2003                                     7.1                Measure not in place

  2004                                     5.92               Measure not in place

  2005                    6.45             5.3                Did Better Than Target

  2006                    7                5.2                Did Better Than Target

  2007                    5.9              (June 2008)        Pending

  2008                    5.9              (June 2009)        Pending

  2009                    5.9              (June 2010)        Pending

  2010                    5.9              (June 2011)        Pending

  2011                    5.9              (June 2012)        Pending

  2012                    5.9              (June 2013)        Pending
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**Source**. The National Science Foundation, Survey of Earned Doctorates
(Web site http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/ssed/start.htm). U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, GAANN Final Performance
Reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. The National Science Foundation is responsible for
accuracy of the Survey of Earned Doctorates. Program data are supplied
by institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. Actual performance is compared to the National Research
Council\'s Survey of Earned Doctorates in which the current median time
to degree for comparable degrees has been increasing since 1975 and is
currently from 6.7 to 7.2 years.