Grants: Activities, Funding Opportunities and Challenges Andreea M. Serban, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor Technology and Learning Services SOCCCD Board Meeting June 25, 2007

Key Developments in State Funding  budget cuts in California Community Colleges funding; state grant funding significantly reduced  Governor's 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  Technology and Learning Services (T&LS) $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 Status FundedNot Funded Annual Renewal Analysis T&LS $1.55M 1 $1.66M 1 SC15 $2,746, $253, SC Foundation 7 $280,500 9 $442,157 IVC1 $41,028 7 $411,117 ATEP1 $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