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Volume 3 Issue 10November 1999
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TIPS on Grant Resources
Charles Mawson
Community College Program Analyst, CCCCO
The Instructional Resources and Technology (IRT) unit in the Chancellor’s Office is currently awarding California community colleges $28 million annually in the form of grants or allocations. However, when spread among 72 districts, 107 colleges, over 60,000 teachers, and 1.4 million students, this makes only a small dent in our system’s technology needs.
To meet these needs, the IRT unit continues to work with the Governor and the Legislature to identify more State money, but colleges also need to make more of an effort in finding funds for technology.
The Chancellor’s Office has provided the following list of Internet sources available for searching for grants or gaining help in writing grants.
| Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
| http://www.gsa.gov/fdac |
| Government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance/benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government. It has an excellent search feature. |
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| Council For Resource Development |
| http://www.ppcc.cccoes.edu/crd |
| Council for Resource Development (CRD) is an affiliate and major council of the American Association of Community Colleges. CRD's mission is to educate and advocate for community college leaders dedicated to securing resources to increase the effectiveness of the institutions and students they serve. |
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| Distance Learning Funding Source Book |
| http://www.technogrants.com |
| Comprehensive 450+ page reference offering a wealth of information about funding sources, funding trends and priorities for telecommunications and the new media |
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| Foundation Center |
| http://fdncenter.org |
| Independent nonprofit information clearinghouse whose mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. |
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| Grantsmanship Center |
| http://www.tgci.com |
| Offers grantsmanship training and low-cost publications to nonprofit organizations and government agencies |
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| National Science Foundation |
| http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm |
| Funds research and education in science and engineering, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. The Foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support to academic institutions for basic research |
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| US Department of Education Grant Programs |
| http://ocfo.ed.gov/grntinfo/forecast/forecast.htm |
| Forecast of funding opportunities under the Department of Education discretionary grant programs |
Please send additional listings, questions, or suggestions to:
Charles Mawson
916-327-5902
cmawson@cccco.edu
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