Grant Development Office

Grant Alert Archives

The Forecast of Funding Opportunities is by no means a complete list (although it is well-researched and pretty comprehensive). The intention behind it is to give faculty, staff and divisions enough lead time to plan and develop their projects and proposals. Many of these opportunities are annual so if you miss one this year, it is usually held again at approximately the same time the following year. If you come across any opportunities that you think should be added to this list, please email me at ywu-craig@chabotcollege.edu. Thank you for your interest!

Note: Links within these archives may not be accurate and some may have become obsolete.

Grants Year-End Report - Spring 2007
Funding Opportunities for Individual Faculty/Staff - April 2007
Funding Opportunities for College Programs - March 2007
Funding Opportunities for Individual Faculty/Staff - Nov/Dec 2006
Funding Opportunities for College Programs - November 2006
March 2004
December 2003
September 2003
August 2002
May 2002
Fund for Instructional Improvement 2002
April 2002
March 2002
Fund for Student Success 2002
December 2001
November 2001
September 2001

Dear Chabot Colleagues:

I hope your semester is off to a great start! The following grant opportunities were recently announced and are available to pursue this fall. Please do not hesitate to contact me at ext. 6810 or reply via e-mail for more information. Thank you for your interest and consideration.

The California Documentary Project is designed to encourage documentarians of the new millennium to create enduring images and text of contemporary California life in much the same that artists such as Dorothea Lange and John Steinbeck documented the Dust bowl era. The program aims to inspire new documentary work from filmmakers, videographers, photographers and radio documentarians. Preference will be given to projects that use story to explore the following: people's journey to or arrival in California; the challenges of becoming a member of a California community; the relations between newcomers and established residents; the challenges of maintaining a culture and adapting to a new one; or what it means to live in California today. Applicants may request up to $20,000 and must provide a 1:1 match of cash or in-kind contributions from local sources. The grant period is December 15, 2003 through December 2005.

Summer stipends are an opportunity for college faculty and staff, scholars, and writers to pursue advanced work in the humanities. NEH offers stipends of $5,000 to support two consecutive, uninterrupted months of full-time independent study and research. Projects should be completed during the tenure of an award or represent part of a long-term endeavor. Recipients might eventually produce scholarly articles, a monograph on a specialized subject, a book on a broad topic, an archaeological site report, a translation, an edition, a database, or other scholarly tools. NEH does not provide summer stipends to study teaching methods or theories, conduct surveys of courses and programs, or for curriculum development. Colleges and universities may nominate two faculty members per competition, at least one of which must be a junior faculty member. Adjunct faculty and non-teaching college staff may apply without a nomination. Previous recipients must wait five years from the time they received their award to reapply. Applications are accepted electronically via the NEH website. Approximately one application in seven is funded. Successful applicants will be notified by letter in late March 2004.
 

This NEH grant program supports projects that improve specific areas of humanities education through the development of new or revised curricula and instructional/learning materials. Projects are intended to serve as national models of excellence in humanities education. Support is available for two types of projects:

Curriculum Development - unites faculty within individual institutions or from cooperating institutions to prepare, implement, and evaluate new or revised curricula. Funds up to $100,000 over a period of 12-18 months.

Materials Development - involves groups of teachers and scholars working collaboratively to create materials focused around a specific humanities topic. Projects may include the preparation of teaching guides, document collections, or electronic technologies that suggest strategies for reading and interpreting specific humanities topics and texts. Funds up to $200,000 over a period of up to three years.

Applicants must assume some level of cost sharing towards the project. The program does not fund projects that deal solely with pedagogical theory or that are intended to improve writing, speaking, or thinking skills apart from a focus on specific humanities content. Successful applicants will be notified in March for projects beginning no earlier than April 1, 2004.

The ATE program promotes improvement in technological education at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the program focuses on the preparation of students for the high-technology workplace. Activities undertaken in ATE grants include curriculum development, professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers, internships and field experiences for faculty, teachers, and students, dissemination of exemplary educational materials, as well as research on effective practices in technical education. The program also promotes articulation between two-year colleges and four-year colleges and universities, in particular articulation for prospective teachers. Grant awards vary depending on the particular ATE track. The ATE program supports proposals in three major tracks: ATE Projects ranging from $25,000- $300,000 per year up to three years; ATE Centers for national or regional models ranging from $1.5-5 million over 4 years; and ATE Articulation Partnerships ranging from $50,000-$100,000 per year up to three years. No match is required for Minority Postsecondary Institutions, which applies to Chabot College. The Integrated English, Mathematics, and Science (IEMS) Program at Chabot College is a successful ATE grant funded for 2002-2005.

The CCLI program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all students. It targets activities affecting learning environments, course content, curricula, and educational practices, with the aim of contributing to the relevant research base. The CCLI program has four grant tracks, two with upcoming deadlines to include:

Assessment of Student Achievement (CCLI-ASA) - supports the development of tools and practices to measure learning achievement, particularly in STEM disciplines. ASA funds projects that 1) develop and validate new assessment tools and practices in single or multiple undergraduate disciplines; 2) adapt assessment materials and practices that have proven effective for one setting for use in a new setting; and 3) dissemination efforts to spread the use of effective assessment practices. Projects may be integrated with research on learning. Award amounts vary, ranging from $100,000-$500,000 for single year or multi-year awards. No match is required.

Adaptation and Implementation (CCLI-A&I) - promotes the improvement of STEM education through adaptation and implementation of exemplary materials, laboratory experiences, and/or educational practices that have been developed and tested at other institutions. The A&I track invites proposals for two types of initiatives, including projects that undertake specific curriculum improvement (Type I), and projects that enable a group of faculty to explore strategies for overcoming challenges and barriers to educational reform (Type II). Proposals may request funds in any budget category supported by NSF, or may request funds to purchase only equipment. Award amounts vary. Type I projects range from $100,000-$200,000 and Type II projects may request up to $75,000. Grant duration is typically 2-3 years. No match is required for Minority Postsecondary Institutions, which applies to Chabot College.

The Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program provides opportunities for qualified educators to participate in direct exchanges of positions with colleagues from other countries for six weeks, a semester, or a full academic year. A number of countries cooperate in exchange opportunities with two-year college faculty and administrators. Please visit the website above for country summaries and eligibility requirements. In general, exchange teachers are granted a leave of absence with pay and benefits and use their regular salary to cover daily expenses while abroad. Many country programs provide full or partial transportation awards. Administrator exchanges support reciprocal visits of six weeks each for the U.S. administrator and their foreign counterpart to work together as a team, shadowing and sharing administrative duties. Applications submitted October 15, 2003 support exchanges during the 2004-2005 academic year. Contact past applicants Bob Wiseman, Bill Johnson, or Carolyn Arnold for insight into the application process.

The NEA Foundation provides $2,000-$5,000 grants to teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff in public schools, colleges, and universities for the purpose of engaging in high-quality professional development or implementing innovative ideas that raise student achievement. Support is available for two types of projects:

Learning and Leadership Grants - provides grants to individuals for participation in professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research, and grants to groups of faculty for collegial study, including study groups or mentoring experiences for new faculty or staff. Grant funds may be used for fees, travel expenses, books, or other materials that enable applicants to learn subject matter, instructional approaches, and skills. The grant amount is up to $2,000 for individuals and up to $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.

Innovation Grants - support collaborative efforts by two or more colleagues to develop and implement creative and unique ideas that result in high student achievement. Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, or scholars-in-residence. Although some funds may be used to support the professional development necessary to implement the innovative idea, the majority of grant funds must be spent on materials or educational experiences for students. Preference will be given to applicants who serve economically disadvantaged students. Awards are up to $5,000.