Grants: Activities, Funding Opportunities and Challenges

Andreea M. Serban, Ph.D.Vice ChancellorTechnology and Learning ServicesSOCCCD

Board MeetingJune 25, 2007

Key Developments in State Funding 2002-2005 budget cuts in California Community

Colleges funding; state grant funding significantly reduced

Governor's 2005-06 Budget:– expanded vocational and career technical educational

opportunities for middle school and high school students– improved linkages between the career and technical

curricula of the public schools and community colleges Senate Bill 70, September 2005, provided $20 million

to the California Community Colleges for CTE programs

System Strategic Plan for California Community Colleges

Total Grant Funding Obtained 2005-07

Technology and Learning Services (T&LS) 2006-07 $1,550,000

Saddleback College $3,000,059 Saddleback Foundation $ 280,500 Irvine Valley College $ 41,028 ATEP $ 205,000 TOTAL $5,076,587 Saddleback College pending $3,951,956

Grant Applications and Status2005-07

Funded Not Funded

Annual Renewal

Analysis

T&LS2006-07

2$1.55M

1$1.66M

1

SC 15$2,746,342

13 1$253,717

29

SC Foundation

7$280,500

9$442,157

IVC 1$41,028

7$411,117

ATEP 1 $205,000

Topics/Programs Funded and Pending

Nursing $2,100,294 Transfer research/articulation $1,550,000 Teacher/counselor preparation

in career technical education $ 406,900 Other CTE programs $ 978,365 Pending CTE programs $3,951,956 Other $ 41,028

Grant Challenges and Opportunities Institutional commitment and direction Organizational structure and staffing Federal, state and private funding priorities Complexity and, often, very short timelines

of requests for applications Consortia Pre- and post-award grant management

Expected Future Grant Funding Directions and Priorities

Federal– Math, Science, Engineering, Technology

State– Career Technical Education– Partnerships for Economic and Workforce

Development– Transfer– Basic Skills

Private– Varied and multiple opportunities