Grants Development & Management

Grants Development & Management

• Provides Guidance with: Locating funding for your project Data collection Reviewing your proposal and budget Developing partnerships and collaborations Locating El Camino College resources • Submits your grant application to the funding agency • Grant management Communications with funding agency Guidance completing reports and audits Help setting up and managing your budget

The Grants Office:

Grants Development & Management

• Grants Office Webpage • Links to funding sources • STEM resources:

• www.stemgrants.com • www.grants.gov • Nyquist Foundation report on Federal Funding http://www.nyquistfdtn.org/FFR.pdf • California Department of Education funding

http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/af

Grants Development & Management

• Grant$ Alert Newsletters • Forms and Instructions • Links to funding sources • (Hopefully) Helpful Articles • List of currently active grant projects such as:

• AB86 Adult Education • Aerospace Manufacturing Education Project • Career Advancement Academy • MESA program

• Sample Proposals • How to contact us

The Grants Office Webpage:

Grants Development & Management

How Grant Funding Works

Funding Agencies - Federal

- State - Foundation

- Private

Release request for grant

application

YOU:

Apply for funding

$$$ For programs,

projects and/or equipment

Grants Development & Management

• Clarify Project Parameters • Locate funding source(s) and gather grant information • Fill out approval form and obtain signatures. Submit form

to Grants Office • Application

Grant Steps:

Handouts: • Speaking in Code? • Grants Development Process

Grants Development & Management

• Clarify your project parameters • Program needs? • Equipment needs? • Personnel needs? • Subject matter:

• K-12 transitions • Community collaborations • Student Services • Technology/Equipment purchases • Workforce Development • Student Transfer Rate

• How much will it cost? ($10,000 vs. $2 million makes a big difference when choosing a funding agency)

Grant Step: Gather Project Information

Grants Development & Management

• Resources on the Grants Webpage • Federal Grants (www.grants.gov) • State Grants • Foundation Grants (Grants Office can assist) • Partnering on other organization’s grant funded

project • Locating Private organizations

Grant Step: Locating Funding Sources

Grants Development & Management

Searching Grants.gov, an example

Grant Step: Finding a Funding Source

Grants Development & Management

• Check to make sure you have exhausted all of your local resources

• Have an extensive discussion with your Dean or VP • Have an extensive discussion with the Grants Office • Have a solid project that meets ALL of the requirements of the

funding agency • Have enough time in your schedule to write and review the

application. Applications can take over a month to put together.

Grant Step: To Apply or not to Apply?

Grants Development & Management

Parts of a Proposal • Introduction • Needs • Goals • Objectives • Workplan • Management Plan • Evaluation • Budget • Attachments (letters of support, resumes, other)

Grant Step: Application

Grants Development & Management

• California Technology Investment Partnership (CalTIP) • Energy Foundation • California Energy Commission • California Integrated Waste Management Board • US Department of Energy Links and information in the handout

Technology Specific Resources (a tiny list)