New Internal Grants Process

Queta Chavez, DIST
Faculty participation will increase greatly in the new internal grants process being piloted this academic year. A committee of faculty members and administrators convened by Dr. Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr., Vice-Chancellor for Student and Educational Development, has developed a new and improved internal grants process and new funding priorities for Priority Educational Programs (PEP) grants. The new process will address the committee's concerns about decreased faculty participation, insufficient preparation time, and unclear PEP priorities. TAKE A LOOK!!

What are the funding priorities for PEP Grants?

The priorities have been changed to address collaborations and learning.

Connections with other institutions which include:
- learning connections with K-12 schools;
- learning connections with community;
- learning connections between MCCCD colleges and/or other colleges or universities; and
- implementation of learning connections.
Restructuring educational processes include projects which focus on:
- student-centered learning;
- disciplinary integration (i.e. interdisciplinary focus or process);
- alternative delivery methods that address different student learning styles; and
- implementation of the restructuring process (i.e. faculty development and training, including adjunct faculty with residential faculty support.)

How will the Internal Grants Process change?

A two-page preliminary proposal outlining the project will be submitted prior to the final proposal. Feedback is provided MONTHS PRIOR to final proposal submission. This year, writers will have 6 months to prepare the final proposal. Subsequent cycles will include 8 months for writers to submit preliminary proposals, receive feedback and prepare final proposal for submission. Funds will be available from April 1995 Ü June 30, 1996.
A technical review team including faculty and administrators from the colleges will provide suggestions and ideas for proposal refinement. The team members may serve as an additional resource for the grants writers.
The final review team has been expanded to include college faculty, faculty development coordinators, and an instructional designer to provide faculty input to the proposal review process.

When will these changes take place?

September 1994 is the target date for the new internal grant process cycle. Guidelines for each funding category will be distributed via A1. Forms will be available from your faculty development coordinator or from a file server on the computer network.

Important dates for submitting grants are:

August 29: Announcements for each funding category distributed. (See A1.)
October 31: Preliminary Proposals Due to District Office.
November 14: Technical Review Committee meets to provide suggestions for proposal refinement. Provide additional resources to writer.
December 1: Writers receive review comments, suggestions, rescource information if needed
January 1995: Writing workshop will be conducted to provide additional assistance
February 13: Final proposals due. Review process begins.

For more information, please call 731-8026.

Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction (MCLI)
The Internet Connection at MCLI is Alan Levine --}
Comments to alan.levine@domail.maricopa.edu