Grants Awarded (by most recent award)

 

 

Wells Fargo Foundation

• $10,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation

• Matching funds for the SBDC grant from the Small Business Administration

• Funding period is 12/01/2012 to 11/30/2013

• Project Director is Steve Tannehill

Arthur Rupe Foundation

• $20,274 from the Arthur Rupe Foundation

• Funds 50% of faculty costs, supplies and student fingerprinting (for clinical) for Nursing 050 in spring and Nursing 051 in summer

• Funding period is 12/01/2012 to 06/30/2013

• Project Director is Diane Morey

Responsive Training Fund

• $239,553 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Partnership with Henry Mayo to train 33 LVNs to RNs.  Funds salaries, supplies and equipment

• Funding period is 10/01/2012 to 12/31/2013

• Project Director is John Milburn

• Complete application -

 Industry Driven Regional Collaborative

• $117,802 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Funds equipment, supplies and evaluation for the plumbing program

• Funding period is 10/01/2012 to 06/30/2014

• Project Director is Peter Parrish

• Complete application - IDRC Plumbing Application July 2012

 California Arts Council

• $9,840 for Lula Washington artist in residency  program with Castaic and Sulphur Springs school districts

• Funds artist fees and staff for program

• Funding period is 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2013

• Project Director is Adam Philipson

• Complete application - CAC Artists in Schools 2012 - 2013 Application COC.pdf

 CACT

• $205,000 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Renewal of grant funding for staff, supplies and training

• Funding period is 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2013

• Project Director is Joe Klocko

• Complete application - CACT 2012 Renewal Application

 National Science Foundation

• $241,682 for a faculty exchange program between the United States and Australia focusing on alternative energies in conjunction with the CREATE grant

• Funds staff and travel for program

• Funding period is 09/01/2012 to 07/14/2014

• Project Director is Kathy Alfano

 Mental Health Awareness

• $170,282 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Funds costs associated with mental health awareness and training

• Funding period is 07/26/2012 to 05/31/2014

• Project Director is Colleen Reeves

• Complete application - College of the Canyons CCCSMHP CBG Application May 2012

 Nursing Enrollment Growth

• $293,374 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office to maintain expanded spaces in the nursing program

• Funds an instructor

• Funding period is 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2014

• Project Director is Diane Morey

• Complete application - Nursing 116 Renewal Application 2012

 Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation

• $19,425 from the Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation

• Supports K-12 Arts Education Outreach Residency of dancer Tiffany Bong

• Funding period is 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2013

• Project Director is Adam Philipson

• Complete application - COC Thelma Pearl Howard Application 4 20 12.pdf

Academy of the Canyons

• $84,153 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Renewal of grant funding for staff, supplies and conferences

• Funding period is 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2013

• Project Director is Joe Gerda

• Complete application - AOC 2012 Renewal Application

MESA

• $50,500 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Renewal of grant funding for staff, supplies and miscellaneous expenses

• Funding period is 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2013

• Project Director is Susan Crowther

• Complete application - MESA 2012 Renewal Application

United States Department of Education

• $1,250,000 from the United States Department of Education for Upward Bound

• Partnership with Golden Valley High School to help underrepresented students become college ready. Funds staff, supplies, travel, workshops and a summer institute for the high school students

• Funding period is 09/01/2012 to 08/31/2017

• Project Director is CarrieLynne Draper

• Complete application - Upward Bound Application for COC January 2012.pdf

Teacher Preparation Pipeline

• $120,000 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office to expand the teacher preparation program, TEACH program and Future Educator’s Club

• Funds staff, supplies, travel and workshops

• Funding period is 02/01/2012 to 06/28/2013

• Project Director is Renee Marshall

• Complete application - Teacher Prep Pipeline Signed Application 2012.pdf

Career Technical Education Community Collaborative Grant

• $348,000 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Renewal of grant funding for curriculum, staff, supplies and equipment

• Funding period is 02/01/2012 to 02/28/2014

• Project Director is Audrey Green

Welding - Junior High Summer Institute

• $1,500 from Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs

• Funding for costs related to the Junior High Summer Institute

• Funding period is 03/01/2012 to 12/31/2012

• Project Director is Tim Baber

Nursing – Nursing Retention and Support for Transition Program

• $124,949 over 2 years from the State of California’s Song-Brown program to create a Nursing Retention and Support for Transition Program for at-risk students in Nursing

• Funds adjunct instructor, adjunct counselor and retention specialist

• Funding period is 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2014

• Project Director is Dr. Diane Morey

• Complete application - Song Brown Special Programs Nursing Grant Nov 2011.pdf

Nursing

• $160,000 over 2 years from the State of California’s Song-Brown program to expand nursing program

• Funds instructor

• Funding period is 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2014

• Project Director is Dr. Diane Morey

• Complete application - Song Brown Nursing Capitation Grant Nov 2011.pdf

James Irvine Foundation

• $50,000 over 2 years for Hispanic outreach activities through the PAC

• Funding period is 12/01/2011 to 11/30/2013

• Adam Philipson is project director

• Complete application - James Irvine Creative Connections Fund PAC August 2011.pdf

Chancellor's Office

• $358,300 Industry Driven Regional Collaborative for Laser Welding

• Funds staff, supplies, marketing, equipment, curriculum and classroom modifications

• Funding period is 10/01/2011 to 06/30/2013

• Tim Baber is project director

• Complete application - IDRC Laser Welding Application Sept 2011.pdf

Chancellor’s Office

• No funding but part of Industry Driven Regional Collaborative collaborative application through Cuyamaca College for Water program

• Will get updated curriculum for Water program

• Funding period is 10/01/2011 to 06/30/2013

• Regina Blasberg is project director

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

• $100,000 over 2 years for K-12 Arts Education Outreach Program

• Funds staff, artist fess and supplies for program

• Funding period is 10/01/2011 to 09/31/2013

• Adam Philipson is project director

United States Department of Education Hispanic-Serving Institutions Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics and Articulation Programs (Sub-award of CSUN)

• $498,580 for MESA activities and creation of an "Engineering Boot Camp" designed to help MESA students transfer to CSUN

• Funds staff, textbooks and travel for program

• Funding period is 10/01/2011 to 09/31/2016

• Susan Crowther is project director

Clarence C. Heller Foundation

• $30,000 for professional development in arts integration for K-12 teachers

• Funds staff, supplies and workshops for program

• Funding period is 07/01/2011 to 08/31/2012

• Adam Philipson is project director

Incident Command Training

• $1,500 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Funds costs associated with CERT Training for the Incident Command team

• Funding period is 07/01/2011 to 06/30/2012

• Tammy Castor is project director

Career Technical Education Community Collaborative Grant

• $400,000 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Renewal of grant funding for curriculum, staff, supplies and equipment

• Funding period is 04/01/2011 to 03/31/2013

• Project Director is Audrey Green

Job Development Incentive Fund

• $187,500 as a sub-award of North Orange Community College District

• Funds training of unemployed and dislocated incumbent workers in manufacturing

• Funding period is 01/26/2011 to 06/30/2012

• Project Director is Joe Klocko

Responsive Worker Training Fund

• $187,500 as a sub-award of North Orange Community College District

• Funds training of incumbent workers in manufacturing and aerospace

• Funding period is 01/26/2011 to 06/30/2012

• Project Director is Joe Klocko

Canyon Country Gardens

• $1,500 from the City of Santa Clarita

• Funds workshops for residents

• Funding period is 02/01/2011 to 12/30/2012

• Project Director is Dena Maloney

Reentry Program

• $5,000 from the AT&T Foundation

• Funds marketing of the reentry and veterans programs

• Funding period is 01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011

• Project Director is Deborah Rio

Economic Workforce Development Coordination Services Grant

• $198,381 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office to be coordinator and fiscal agent for all statewide community college Economic Workforce Development events

• Funds staff, travel, statewide conference and workshops

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 09/30/2011

• Project Director is Dr. Dena Maloney

Regional CREATE Center – Alternative Energy

• $3 million over four years from the National Science Foundation

• Funds the creation of alternative energy programs at partner colleges and COC. Funds will be used for curriculum, staff, professional development, equipment and supplies.

• Funding period is 08/15/2010 to 06/30/2014

• Project Director is Dr. Kathy Alfano

Alternative Energy Training Institute

• $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy, through a congressional award, to create and expand energy programs at College of the Canyons, Copper Mountain College and the colleges in the San Mateo Community College District

• Funds curriculum, staff, travel, equipment and supplies

• Funding period is 08/01/2010 to 07/31/2011

• Project Director is Kristin Houser

MESA Service Learning

• $67,184 from Learn and Serve America

• Funds college students to teach participatory science kits to enable hands-on discovery in 5th grade classrooms in the Newhall School District, Castaic School District and the Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2012

• Project Director is Susan Crowther

Nursing Enrollment Growth

• $293,374 over 2 years from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office to expand spaces in the nursing program

• Funds an instructor

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2012

• Project Director is Dr. Diane Morey

Teacher Preparation Pipeline

• $225,000 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office to expand the teacher preparation program, TEACH program and Future Educator’s Club

• Funds staff, supplies, travel and workshops

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 09/30/2011

• Project Director is Renee Marshall

Student Election Worker

• $59,200 per year for two years from the U.S. Election Commission

• Funds the training of students and community members to work as election poll workers

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2012

• Project Director is Dr. David Andrus

Responsive Worker Training Fund

• $150,073 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Funds project management training for Boston Scientific

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 09/30/2011

• Project Director is Kevin Walsh

IDRC Welding Automation

• $350,000 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office to create a Welding Automation certificate program that can be completed in no more than 18 months

• Funds curriculum, equipment, supplies and marketing

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2012

• Project Director is Tim Baber

CACT

• $205,000 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Renewal of grant funding for staff, supplies and training

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 09/30/2011

• Project Director is Joe Klocko

Nursing – Early Intervention Program

• $125,000 over 2 years from the State of California’s Song-Brown program to create an early intervention program for nursing students in danger of failing

• Funds adjunct instructor, adjunct counselor and retention specialist

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2012

• Project Director is Dr. Diane Morey

Nursing

• $160,000 over 2 years from the State of California’s Song-Brown program to expand nursing program

• Funds instructor

• Funding period is 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2012

• Project Director is Dr. Diane Morey

Career Technical Education Community Collaborative Grant

• $310,000 from the State of California’s Community College Chancellor’s Office

• Renewal of grant funding for curriculum, staff, supplies and equipment

• Funding period is 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2012

• Project Director is Audrey Green

Open Educational Resources

• $298,896 over 2 years from the U.S. Department of Education - FIPSE

• Funds the creation of material to expand the open educational resource repository as well as training for instructors on how to create and use the material

• Funding period is 10/01/2009 to 09/30/2011

• Project Directors are James Glapa-Grossklag and John Makevich

Gerontology Training Program

• $105,380 over two years from the U.S. Department of Education – FIPSE in partnership with UCLA

• Funds creation of a Caring for Older Adults certificate program and adjunct instructors

• Funding period is 10/01/2009 to 09/30/2012

• Project Director is Dr. Patty Robinson