FOCUS ON FUNDING
News and Notes from the SLCC Office of Institutional Development
September 2004
5. expand or establish clinical training sites for
allied health professionals in medically
underserved or rural communities in order to
increase the number of individuals trained;
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external funding opportunities available from
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6. develop curriculum that will emphasize
knowledge and practice in the areas of
prevention and health promotion, geriatrics,
long-term care, home health and hospice
care, and ethics;
7. expand or establish interdisciplinary training
programs that promote the effectiveness of
allied health practitioners in geriatric
assessment and the rehabilitation of the
elderly; and
Grant Opportunities
Allied Health Special Projects
(Health Resources and Services
Administration, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services)
8. expand or establish demonstration centers to
emphasize innovative models to link allied
health clinical practice, education, and
research.
This program is intended to assist organizations
in meeting the costs associated with expanding
or establishing programs that will increase
the number of individuals trained in allied
health professions. Programs and activities
may include those that:
The funding period is three years, with an
average grant award of $150,000 per year. Last
year a total of 30 grants were made (14 new
projects and 20 continuations projects.)
DEADLINE: February 13, 2005
1. expand enrollments in allied health
professions with the greatest shortages or
whose services are most needed by the
elderly;
Grants for Teaching and Learning
Resources and Curriculum
2. provide rapid transition training programs in
allied health fields to individuals who have
baccalaureate degrees in health-related
sciences;
Development (National Endowment
for the Humanities)
The National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) is offering grants in two categories for its
Teaching and Learning Resources and
Curriculum Development program this cycle.
Curriculum development projects (up to
$100,000) typically unite faculty within
3. establish community-based allied health
training programs that link academic centers
to rural clinical settings;
4. provide career advancement training for
practicing allied health professionals;
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News and Notes from the SLCC Office of Institutional Development
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Faculty and Staff Kudos
individual institutions or from cooperating
institutions to prepare, implement, and evaluate
new or revised curricula that can service as
models for humanities teachers nation wide.
Materials development projects (up to
$200,000) involve groups of teachers and
scholars working collaboratively to create
resources such as sourcebooks, document
collections, or teaching guides on specific
humanities topics and texts.
A number of faculty and staff members have
been awarded grants and contracts over the
past few months. Project Directors, sources,
grant amounts, and descriptions for recent
awards include:
Cecelia Luecking, Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education,
$9,700. A grant to expand and enhance the
school age child care program at the Florissant
Valley Child Development Center.
DEADLINE: October 1, 2004
An FYI from the NEH web site: the term
'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the
study of the following: language, both modern
and classical; linguistics; literature; history;
jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology;
comparative religion; ethics; the history,
criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of
social sciences which have humanistic content
and employ humanistic methods; and the study
and application of the humanities to the human
environment with particular attention to
reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and
history and to the relevance of the humanities to
the current conditions of national life.
Sam Ottenlips/Sulaine Matthews, Premier
Assistive Technology, $2,000 value. Florissant
Valley campus was awarded a “Breaking
Down Barriers” grant consisting of an
extensive assistive technology software
package.
Earline Powell, Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education,
$9,967. A grant to expand and enhance the
school age child care program at the Meramec
Child Care Center.
Congratulations!
National Science Foundation
For more information, contact the SLCC Office
of Institutional Development at 539-5354.
Regional Grants Conference
October 4-5, 2004 in St. Louis
Top officials from the National Science
Foundation (NSF) will talk with faculty
members, researchers and grants
administrators representing regional colleges
and universities.
Highlights include:
• New programs and initiatives
• Future directions and strategies for national
science policy
• Proposal Preparation
• Breakout sessions by discipline
For exact location, cost and other information
go to: http://cme.wustl.edu/NSF/
Or call: Christa Johnson at 314-935-4119
Welcome new and returning faculty!
If you’d like more information about the
opportunities listed in this publication,
please contact the Office of Institutional
Development, located on the 6th floor of
the Cosand Center:
539-5354
For more grant opportunities and related
information, check our website
http://www.stlcc.edu/odweb/
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