AGENCIES and FOUNDATIONS
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
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Works with federal funding agencies to help them gain a better understanding of the capacity of
community colleges to meet national goals.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
http://www.nationalservice.org/
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Learn and
Serve America supports service-learning programs in schools,
colleges, and community organizations that engage youth in addressing
education, public safety, environmental, and other human needs.
Higher
Education Programs support efforts to make service and
service-learning a fundamental part of the mission of our nation’s colleges
and universities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/ogd/
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The EPA has 17 grant programs that offer funding for
community colleges working independently or collaboratively with a potential
mix of, for example, local government, businesses and nonprofit
organizations.
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THE FOUNDATION CENTER
http://www.fdncenter.org
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The Foundation Center
website contains the most comprehensive and current online source of foundations and their
grants.
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INSTITUTE OF LIBRARY AND MUSEUM SERVICES
http://www.nationalservice.org/
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Library
Services Program
Grants to State
Library Agencies deadline is July 31 of each year.
National
Leadership Grants for Libraries deadlines are expected to fall in
February. These grants are intended to enhance the quality of library
services nationwide and provide coordination between libraries. The program
supports four (4) funding categories: education and training, research and
demonstration, preservation or digitization of library materials, and model
programs of library-museum collaboration.
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NAFSA: ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS
http://www.nafsa.org/
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Cooperative
Grants Program funded by the Bureau of Educational Cultural Affairs
provides grants for cultural enrichment programming to encourage interaction
and promote better understanding between international students, their
American peers, faculty and communities.
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
http://www.arts.gov/
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NEA offers
assistance to a full range of sizes and types of nonprofit organizations
that are involved in the arts, including community colleges.
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
http://www.neh.gov/
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NEH is an
independent grant-making agency, which supports research, education, and
public programs in history, literature, philosophy, foreign languages, and
other humanities disciplines. The NEH strongly encourages applications from
two-year colleges.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY
http://www.nifl.gov/
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NIFL is an
independent federal organization that serves as a focal point for public and
private activities that support the development of high-quality regional,
state, and national literacy services.
Equipped for the
Future seeks to improve the quality of adult education services by
offering the field a comprehensive content framework, better-defined
results, and standards that enable programs to focus on achieving those
results.
Literacy and
Information Communication System is a state-of-the-art, Internet-based
information retrieval and communication system that provides access to a
broad scope of literacy-related information.
Partnership for
Reading is an element of the Reading Excellence Act whose mission is to
make scientifically-based reading research more accessible to educators,
parents, policymakers, and other interested individuals.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
http://www.nsf.gov/
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Division of
Undergraduate Education
Advanced
Technological Education Program (ATE) promotes improvement in
technological education at the undergraduate and secondary school levels by
supporting curriculum development; the preparation and professional
development of college faculty and secondary school teachers; internships
and field experiences for faculty, teachers, and students; and other
activities. Anticipated deadlines are April for preliminary proposals and
October for formal proposals.
Course,
Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI) seeks to
improve the quality of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology
education for all students and targets activities affecting learning
environments, course content, curricula, and educational practices. The
program has three tracks: (1) Educational Materials Development, (2)
Adaptation and Implementation of exemplary materials, laboratory
experiences, and educational practices, and (3) National Dissemination.
Laboratory equipment required to support project implementation is made
available on a $1:$1 cost shared basis.
Division of
Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education (ESIE) is designed to
improve the educational experiences of all students in school settings -
pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade - and to increase and
improve the opportunities for all individuals to explore science,
mathematics and technology beyond the school setting.
Instructional
Materials Development supports the development of comprehensive
curricula and supplementary materials that change classroom instruction.
Teacher
Enhancement Program provides professional development opportunities to
broaden and deepen the disciplinary and pedagogical knowledge of teachers,
improving their ability to provide rich and challenging education in
science, mathematics, and technology.
Program for
Gender Equity in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology is
committed to bringing about the needed change in education, and academic and
professional climates, through increased awareness of the interests, needs,
and capabilities of girls and women.
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NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD
http://www.nssb.org/
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The National Skill
Standards Board is charged with “stimulating the development and adoption of
a voluntary national system of skill standards” for 15 industry clusters.
These are core and concentration skills that involve front line employees up
through the first level of supervision.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
http://www.sba.gov/
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Small Business
Technology Transfer Program is a highly competitive three-phase program
that awards development funding to small businesses in partnership with
non-profit educational or scientific institutions to move ideas from the
laboratory to the marketplace.
Small Business
Development Centers provide assistance to small businesses to promote
growth, expansion and management improvement.
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Smithsonian Institution
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http://www.affiliations.si.edu
Smithsonian Institution
is an educational complex composed of museums and research facilities.
It does not distribute funds; however, a number of programs can support
two-year colleges including visiting lectures, traveling exhibits, expanded
opportunities for students, faculty, and staff development through
internships and fellowships.
Center for
Education and Museum Studies provides publications, teacher development
programs, training and orientation for interns, information, and assistance
for individuals interested in museum work.
Office of
Fellowships and Grants encourages access to its collections, staff and
references resources by visiting scholars, scientists, and students.
Programs offer stipends for in-residence appointments for research and
study.
Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service organizes and circulates
exhibitions in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Host institutions are
responsible for paying all fees and expenses related to exhibition.
Smithsonian
Affiliations Program is among the newest form of Smithsonian national
outreach. This program seeks to develop long-term affiliations with
established non-profit educational museums and cultural organizations.
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UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE
http://www.usip.org/
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The United States
Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, federal institution
established to: expand the body of knowledge about the nature of
international peace; disseminate the knowledge to individuals involved in
peacemaking; help educate the public; supplement the teaching of peace and
conflict studies in college, university, and high school classrooms; and
promote public discourse on issues of war and peace. There are two deadlines
for unsolicited applications: March 1 and October 1.
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DEPARTMENTS
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
http://www.osec.doc.gov/eda/html/1d2_1_nofas.htm
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The Economic Development Administration
National Telecommunications & Information Administration
http://www.ntia.doc.gov
The Technical Opportunities Program (TOP) formerly known as Telecommunications and
Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP), provides matching
grants for projects that demonstrate how formal networks foster
communication, resource-sharing, and economic development, help public
safety officials protect the public, and assist in the delivery of health
care and public health services. The anticipated annual deadline is March.
The Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP)
awards matching grants to
non-commercial entities for two basic types of projects; (1) Public
broadcasting and (2) Nonbroadcast distance learning.
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U.S. Department of Defense
http://www.iie.org/nsep
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National Security Education Program
(NSEP) seeks to facilitate the development and/or enhancement of innovative approaches to increasing the quality and quantity
of participation in internationally-oriented curriculum development and
international education opportunities. Community colleges are strongly urged
to apply for the Undergraduate Scholarships and the Program and
Institutional Development Grants .
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
http://www.ed.gov
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Office of
Postsecondary Education Higher Education Programs
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/hep.html
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
supports the
development and implementation of new comprehensive, coherent, and
successful bilingual or English-as-a-second-language programs and other
special alternative instructional programs for limited English proficient
students.
International
Education and Graduate Programs Service promotes programs that enhance
international studies, foreign language learning, area studies training,
curriculum development, travel abroad, and research.
Technological
Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access provides
grants to encourage use of electronic technologies for collecting and
disseminating information for teaching and research about international
education and foreign languages.
Institutional
Development and Undergraduate Education Services Strengthening Institutions
Programs (Title III) helps eligible colleges and universities strengthen
their management, fiscal and instructional operations, as well as, plan,
develop, or implement activities that will strengthen the institution.
TRIO - Higher Education
Preparation and Support provides funds to identify, motivate, and
assist low-income and first-generation students and students with
disabilities to enter and complete postsecondary education programs.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html
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Student Support Services provide academic support service, including instruction in
basic skills, counseling, mentoring and or tutoring for low-income and
first-generation students and student with disabilities who are enrolled or
accepted for enrollment in a program of postsecondary education. The purpose
of the program is to increase retention and graduation rates, and facilitate
entrance into four-year college.
Talent Search
projects provide the opportunity to work with young people who are least
likely to be aware of postsecondary education options. The program includes
counseling and academic support to continue school through high school
graduation and enrollment into postsecondary education.
Upward Bound
projects provide services for students 13 to 19 years old, who demonstrate
skills and motivation necessary for success in postsecondary education.
Upward Bound Math
and Science Centers focus on intensified mathematics, science and other
instruction for a six-week summer program for students who have completed
the ninth grade and are low-income and first generation college students.
Educational
Opportunity Centers provide assistance to adults who seek to enter or
re-enter a postsecondary education program. Participants must reside in the
area served by the Centers.
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The Minority
Science and Engineering Improvement Program provides grants to effect
long-range improvement in the infrastructure of science education programs
at institutions with predominantly minority enrollment and to increase the
representation of ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, in science
and engineering careers.
FIPSE - Fund for the
Improvement of Post Secondary Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html
Comprehensive
Programs support innovative projects that focus on: Improving K–12
Teaching; Promoting Reform in Curriculum and Instruction; Designing More
Cost-Effective Ways to Improve Instruction and Operations; Improving Access,
Retention, and Completion. Collaboration, evaluation, and dissemination are
also vital parts of projects.
Office of
Vocational and Adult Education has 3 divisions: National Programs,
Adult Education and Family Literacy, and Vocational-Technical Education.
Tech Prep
Demonstration Project provides grants to enable consortia to carry out
Tech Prep educational projects that involve the location of a secondary
school on the site of a community college, a business as a member of the
consortium, and the voluntary participation of secondary school students.
Indian Vocational
Education Program supports the projects of Indian tribes and tribal
organizations that provide secondary and postsecondary vocational education
training for the benefit of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives.
Office of
Correctional Education coordinates all correctional education programs
within the Department of Education and provides technical support to state
and local correctional agencies and correctional education agencies.
Appalachian
Regional Education Program offers help to build a better economy and an
improved quality of life for the Appalachian Region and its inhabitants.
Community
Technology Centers Program is to fund the start-up and expansion of
community technology centers in distressed urban and rural communities.
English
Literacy/Civics Program has funding available for both competitive
grants and through state allocations targeting immigrants, providing
services to improve English proficiency and helping new immigrants to enter
the mainstream of community life in the U. S.
Adult Education
and Literacy Act provides states with funding to teach English and
civics to immigrants and others with limited English proficiency.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
http://www.energy.gov
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Office of
Science Education
http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?BT_CODE=OF_POS
The Used
Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment Grant Program awards grants of used
energy-related laboratory equipment to universities and colleges for use in
energy-oriented educational programs in the life, physical, and
environmental sciences and engineering.
Community College
Institutes places students from community colleges in paid internships
in Science and Engineering and Technology at any of ten different Department
of Energy’s Laboratory locations, including Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing
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Basic Nursing Education, Practice, and Retention Grants are awarded to strengthen and enhance the capacity for nurse education, practice and retention to address nursing shortage. This has been expanded to include retention as a result of the Nursing Reinvestment Act of 2002. Retention priorities include career ladder programs and assistance to individuals to obtain education and training in the nursing profession.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
http://www.hud.gov/grants/index.cfm
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Office of
University Partnerships
Community
Outreach Partnership Centers provides funds to help institutions of
higher learning to form or expand centers for applied research and
institutionally integrated outreach to low-income communities and
neighborhoods.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
http://www.usdoj.gov/
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Office of
Justice Programs
Violence Against
Women Office administers programs designed to help detect, prevent, and
stop violence against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault,
and stalking. VAWO also coordinates the Department’s initiatives relating to
violence against women, including research and public education.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
http://www.dol.gov/
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Economic
Recovery: Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Workforce
Investment Act One Stop Delivery System may be operated by public or
private entities including postsecondary educational institutions.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Exchange
Fulbright Teacher
and Administrator Exchange Program is designed to increase mutual
understanding between the people of the US and the people of other
countries. United States Information Agency administers two programs: The
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the Fulbright Scholar Program.
http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org
Education
Partnerships Program awards a three-year grant to pursue institutional
affiliations in cooperation with non-US institutions of higher education.
Community colleges are strongly encouraged to apply, as the program wants to
expand its pool of US college grantees.
http://www.exchanges.state.gov
NIS Community
College Partnerships Program supports institutional linkages in higher
education with partners from the New Independent States (NIS) of the former
Soviet Union with funds through the FREEDOM Support Act.
Benjamin A.
Gilman International Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards
for study abroad for US citizens who are receiving federal Pell Grant
funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university.
http://www.iie.org/gilman/
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
http://www.dot.gov
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Garrett A.
Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program is an
educational initiative to ensure that today’s generation is prepared to
become the transportation workforce of the 21st century. One
component of the program includes community college partnerships which
encompass: 1) developing educational programs for mid-career re-training of
workers challenged by limited experience with computers or other
technologies and 2) developing training programs for the new kind of
technicians needed to install and maintain advanced transportation
technologies.
Summer Intern
Program For Diverse Groups provides internship opportunities
to all students, but is designed to attract and promote entry of women,
persons with disabilities, and members of diverse groups into transportation
fields.
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