Grants and Funding Available

Funds are available for a variety of activities related to professional development and support for education from a variety of sources. Click on the links below to be directed to the detailed listings for each funding source. For more information regarding a specific program, use the contact information provided.

 

CTEA – Career Technical Education Act

The SRJC Office of Career & Technical Education and Economic Development (CTE/ED) is a catalyst for collaboration and communication in the North Bay. It initiates, facilitates, and supports cooperative projects featuring SRJC faculty, college advisory committees, and Sonoma County businesses.

The goals of the SRJC Career & Technical Education and Economic Development is to encourage faculty to:

• Work closely with industry partners to ensure that CE programs are responsive to labor market demands.
• Develop effective alignment between instruction in CE programs and the skills the labor market needs.
• Participate in professional development activities related to improving instruction, program and curriculum.
• Demonstrates effectiveness as measured by successful completion of degree/certificate programs and employment of its student completers.

We receive approximately $600,000 dollars in Perkins (CTEA) funding.  Funds are for projects to: 

• Improve or expand programs of study including the faculty and staff development
• Develop, revitalize, improve and implement new or existing CE program
• Support programs, not isolated courses

These are “categorical” funds, much like those used by programs such as Disability Resources Department (DRD), Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA), and Student Success. They are not general funds and have their own set of legislated guidelines and requirements.

CTEA does not fund:

• Non-occupational or general education programs
• Ongoing operational expenses
• Maintaining or supplanting a program
• Anything the District would generally provide to an education program
• Employment of Full or part time faculty or staff

For more information, contact Rachel Smith at e-mail: rsmith@santarosa.edu

 

Faculty Fund for Advanced Studies Fellowship

Guidelines and Review Procedure:

Purpose
The purpose of the Faculty Fund for Advanced Studies is to provide financial support for projects of educational and instructional merit.  The awards may be used for educational purposes, including basic or applied research, advanced study or technical, vocational, cultural, and artistic pursuits which will serve to improve the faculty member's effectiveness as a professional person and instructor, counselor or librarian, at Santa Rosa Junior College.  Creative endeavors not covered by existing programs are encouraged, or the funds may supplement other conventional college budgets.

Eligibility
All full-time faculty who have been members of the Santa Rosa Junior College faculty for at least two years may apply.  New faculty who have been approved at the March meeting of the Board of Trustees for a third year contract will also qualify for application and award.

Level of Funding
The number and amounts of awards will vary from year to year depending on the size of the Fund and the number of applications.  The Foundation is requested to provide by the first week in February of each year, an indication of the fund's size and projected amounts available to be awarded.

PLEASE NOTE:  Any funds you receive from the fund are subject to income tax and you will receive a 1099-MISC from the SRJC Foundation for reporting this income.

Announcements and requests for applications will be made by the FFAS Committee in early February. Applications are submitted online, and completed applications must be received by Thursday March 1st, 2018. When ready to enter your application, click on the link below: 

Each applicant is asked to provide the following information:

• A general plan of the proposed project, including a summary of the project, and the proposed benefits expected from the project as they apply to the individual and the instructional program at Santa Rosa Junior College.

• An itemized budget, including categories such as travel, supplies, and living expenses. If travel by automobile is planned, calculate costs based on the current per mile rate allowed for use for personal vehicle when District vehicle is unavailable. Funds requested from the Faculty Fund for Advanced Studies may not be applied to cover salaries or to purchase permanent equipment.

Review and Ranking Process

Proposals will be reviewed by the Faculty Fund for Advanced Studies Committee.  Recommendations for awards will be announced to the Academic Senate and forwarded to the Foundation by the committee.  While there is no limit to the number of times a faculty member may apply or to the number of awards a faculty member may receive, preference will be given to those individuals who have not received recent support through this fellowship program.

The Committee will rank proposals according to the following criteria:

1. The application includes a clear general description of the proposed project, with adequate explanation of the use of fellowship funds to cover all or part of the expenses of the project.
2. The project will enhance the faculty member's effectiveness as a professional person, instructor, counselor, or librarian in this District.
3. The educational program at Santa Rosa Junior College will benefit from this project.
4. The project will contribute to the profession, discipline, area or occupation in which it is carried out.
5. Has actively contributed to the professional development of faculty at SRJC.

When projects are given equal rank according to the above criteria, preference will be given to the faculty member who has:

1. Not previously had FFAS fellowship
2. Not received recent FFAS fellowship
3. Not previously had a Sabbatical Leave
4. Has no other source of traditional funding in the District

The Committee will not consider proposals turned in after the deadline. 

FINAL REPORT
Typically projects are to be of short duration and extend no longer than one year.  Each recipient is required to provide a final report of the project's results and a final budget summary at the completion of the project.  Any unused funds will be returned to the fellowship fund.  Any recipient who does not submit a final report shall return all funds received.

SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL REPORT
Recipients are required to submit a final report of project activity.