SPONSORED RESEARCH AND GRANTS OFFICE SERVICES

• Provide current and upcoming public grant opportunities and program contacts
• Availability of sample grant applications
• Consultation and assistance throughout the grant development and writing process
• Facilitate gathering of District signatures
• As Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR), submit electronic applications
• Post-award services, including preparation of Board report to accept award
• Repository of legal files for compliance and audit

Information and contacts for faculty and staff who want to develop projects and apply for government funds:

College Grants Administration

• Mission College:  Danny Nguyen, ext 5417

Mission College Grants Application Committee Chair:  Dean, Workforce and Continuing Education

RESOURCES FOR GRANT SEEKERS AND WRITERS

• District Grants Application and Management Handbook GrantsHandbookRev2-07.pdf
• Mission College Grants Application Committee Review Process  2010:  Process and Forms  Checklist 
  
• Advancement Office for foundation and corporate grants
• Writing Grant Proposals web sites:  www.GrantProposal.com and www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html
• Grantwriting for Dummies (hard copy available in the Grants Office)

KEY PUBLIC AGENCY LINKS

• California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Grants Information:  www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/econdev/grants.htm
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistant:  http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html The Catalog of Federall Domestic assistance is a government-wide compendium of federal programs, projects and grants.
• Grants.gov site:  grants.gov/ Users can search for grant opportunities and register to receive grant notices
• National Endowment for the Arts www.arts.endow.gov
• U.S. Dept of Justice:  www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding/forthcoming.htm
• National Endowment for the Humanities:  www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html
• National Science Foundation:  www.nsf.gov
• U.S. Dept of Commerce, NTIA:  www.ntia.doc.gov/
• U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services:  www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/
• U.S. Dept of Education, FIPSE:  www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html
• U.S. Dept of Education, Title III:  www.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3a/index.html
• U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development:  www.oup.org/
• U.S. Dept of Labor, Employment and Training Administration:  www.doleta.gov/

THE INNOVATION FUND

Established in 1993 by The Land Corporation, the WVMCCD Innovation Fund supports start-up planning and financial support to WVMCCD faculty and staff for programs and services which are

1. closely linked to college/district strategic goals/priorities,
2. possess significant potential for development of linkages with external organizations, and >have a high level of potential procurement of additional private or public sector funding as a result of Innovation Fund support.

The latest award cycle was completed in June, 2007, with six projects receiving awards ranging from $4,450 to $8,510. Contact the Grants Office at ext. 2095 or the Advancement Office at ext. 2165 to learn more about applying for this grant.