Energize Student Success through Grants

1. Energize Student Success through Grants Funding with an eye on outcomes How to find what you need once you know what you’re looking for when you’ve decided what to do Catherine Crary ● Robert Bill District Grants Development and Management Department www.maricopa.edu/grants

2. The “Big Goal” is to have the largest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020 The U.S. is now Number 16 in the world in terms of completion of college degrees. The 2020 goal was to reach 60% completion. The #1 country has already reached 63%. A study, conducted in 2009, found that only 19.2 percent of Latinos between the ages of 25 and 34 had earned a two- or four-year degree, compared with 41 percent nationally. THE DIRECTION OF THE MONEY • Federal support for training and education of students and workers to achieve the “big goal”. • The nation’s largest foundations investing in strategies, models, and practices showing improvement in student success.

3. Not American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or “stimulus” funds) --rather-- Using current funding streams and creating new funding for education initiatives • Build partnerships with businesses and the workforce investment system to create career pathways where workers can earn new credentials and promotions step-by-step, worksite education programs to build basic skills, and curriculum coordinated with internship and job placements. • Expand course offerings and offer dual enrollment at high schools and universities, promote the transfer of credit among colleges, and align graduation and entrance requirements of high schools, community colleges, and four-year colleges and universities.  • Improve remedial and adult education programs, accelerating students’ progress and integrating developmental classes into academic and vocational classes.  • Offer their students more than just a course catalog, through comprehensive, personalized services to help them plan their careers and stay in school.

4. The Completion Agenda: Call to Action • Community colleges agree to focusing on outcomes designed to increase the number of students receiving degrees or certificates or transferring to 4 year programs. • Focus on access AND success • Eliminate attainment gaps between students based on race, ethnicity, and family income • Data-driven and research-based decisions • Promote faculty and staff development based on evidence-based educational practice. • Professional development for current and future leaders to sustain leadership for student success

5. Student success @ “We believe that as a Governing Board and a District, we are committed to accountability and student success, including achievement of goals and completion of certificates and degrees. As a result, the Maricopa Community Colleges also must answer this Call to Action.” “As Chancellor, I am committed to student success and excellence in teaching and learning…The strength of our District lies in our comprehensive mission. We emphasize smooth transitions to four-year institutions, and provide a multitude of both transferable courses and occupational programs providing certificates and degrees that lead to jobs and careers. Partnerships with business and industry add to the quality of our educational programs and provide community links for our colleges and our students.”

6. Core Planning Areas(Based on Governing Board Outcomes) Access to LearningMCCCD provides access to learning opportunities for students and the community. Pathways to Success MCCCD builds educational and career pathways and supports student goal attainment. Effective Learning and Teaching MCCCD researches, assesses, and improves student learning and invests in strategies to improve organizational learning and effectiveness. Organizational Integrity MCCCD utilizes policies and practices to ensure development of human capital and effective use of public resources.

7. Strategy directions we’re seeing in grant requests Scale-up strategies that work… Evidence-driven implementations Developmental education Student assessment Preparation and college-readiness Faculty advisement Internships and experiential learning Undergraduate research Labor market dynamics Affordability financial aid cost control strategies alternative opportunities financial literacy--FAFSA Dual enrollment programs Articulation—AGEC, MAPP’s Data driven justification

8. Eye on student success funding “Private” funding sources include corporations, foundations, and individuals who contribute to making improvements in particular focus areas. In the not so distant past public funding and private funding tended to operate in different spheres. Today, private funding very clearly supports public agendas and often requires the presence of public fund commitments as a condition for receiving a grant award. • Large national foundations like Gates and Lumina supporting research and implementation of large-scale student success strategies. • Local foundations and corporate interests targeting smaller, focused projects that impact local community needs. You will need to be aware of what is being funded by federal agencies and the research coming from that funding when applying for private fund support.

9. Eye on student success funding • “Public” funding sources include federal, state and local agencies who provide funding typically in response to a solicitation. MCCCD receives funding from several federal agencies and a few state agencies. • As public funding is reduced there has been an increase in multi-agency funding opportunities to leverage each agencies limited resources. • Public funds typically have a high-level of accountability and transparency.

10. Public vs. Private: Similarities and Differences • Planning • Competitive • Reporting • Review • Applications and its processes

11. Eye on student success funding Research Education for Undergraduates (REU) The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. The Lumina Foundation has allocated a modest amount of grant monies for unsolicited inquiries in an effort to encourage innovative ideas that focus on: increasing awareness of the benefits of higher education; improving student access to and preparedness for college; improving student success in college; and productivity across the higher education system. Maricopa Achieving a College Education (ACE) program is a national model of success.

12. Eye on student success funding The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program promotes diversity among health profession students and practitioners by providing scholarships to full-time students with financial need from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs.   The goal of the Student Support Services (SSS) Program is to increase the college retention and graduation rates of participants and help students make the transition from one level of higher education to the next. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

13. District Grants Development and Management We provide a variety of services including: • Dissemination of timely and accurate grants-related information. • Technical assistance and support to faculty and administrators district wide in the planning and development of competitive grant proposals. • Technical assistance in the management and evaluation of funded proposals.

14. District Grants Development and Management Department • Carol HaleDirector 480.731.8031 • Robert Bill Associate Director 480.731.8402 • Joseph Swaba Associate Director 480.731.8954 • Catherine Crary Grants Development Specialist 480.731.8951 • Rita Pyle Office Coordinator III 480.731.8142 http://www.maricopa.edu/grants/

15. A proposal is a document developed in accordance with application guidelines that: • describes a problem or need • offers a solution (usually as a project) • requests funding to implement the project

16. Proposal Formula 2/3 Planning + 1/3 Writing Competitive Application

17. Planning • Determine need • Determine outcome • Determine steps necessary to get the outcome • Determine the interested parties and partners • Start early!! Many months before the deadline. Two weeks before it is due may be too late!!

18. Searching for Funding Sources

19. Grants Announcements The District Grants Development and Management Department has several distribution lists, which are used regularly to announce grant related information to interested parties.

20. The MCCCD Grants Approval Process Submitting an application requires review or approval by the following: • The approval/signature of the College President • Review by the Grants Department • The approval/signature of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost • Grants in contract form, approval/signature of MCCCD Assistant General Counsel

21. Next Steps • Sign up for grant announcements and eCivis® • Complete the Concept Generator • Explore funding opportunities • Touch base with the Grants Department or college office • Sign up to review grant proposals with the federal agencies

22. Grants Writing 101 Dialogue Day Mesa Community College Friday, October 21, 2011 8:30am – 3:30pm Approved for 6 clock hours of Faculty Professional Growth

23. Support innovative projects that are designed to enhance student learning, promote student success, and further innovation in teaching and learning. • Support projects on a one-time, one-year basis. • Are flexible and intended to support ideas and projects at the appropriate stage of development. • Look for an announcement in November with a January deadline.

24. Questions?

25. Thank You!!! Robert Bill robert.bill@domail.maricopa.edu Catherine Crary catherine.crary@domail.maricopa.edu