Funding Opportunities
Update
Program Listing
Grant Application Deadlines Occurring During
the 1999-2000 Calendar Years
Volume 5, 1999 Edition
Office of Development Staff
Castella Henderson
Director
Timothy W. Braden
Scholarship Coordinator & Resource Development Specialist
Mary Cyr
Office Secretary
December 1998
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENTThe Office of Development is pleased to publish the 1999 issue of Funding Opportunities
Update. The Office of Development provides districtwide leadership and support to faculty
and staff in acquiring funding outside of the primary sources – tuition, state appropriations
and local property taxes. The College received $21,877,698 in grants and contracts in 19971998.
The purpose of this booklet is to make the St. Louis Community College faculty and staff
aware of grant opportunities well in advance of the application deadlines so that you will have
ample lead time to request guidelines from the Office of Development, or review guidelines
and prepare your proposal for submission to the funding agency by the specified deadline.
If you would like to explore any of the grants listed in Funding Opportunities Update, or
other existing funding possibilities, please contact us. We will be happy to assist you in
developing an idea for a project, the writing and editing of the proposal, the preparation of a
project budget and the packaging and submission of the final proposal to the funding agency.
For further information on programs listed in Funding Opportunities Update, please contact
the Office of Development at 539-5354. We will be happy to furnish you with any
information that we have in our files or request additional information from the funding
agency. An External Funding Interest Reply Form has been included in this booklet for your
convenience.
Funding Opportunities Update is published on an annual basis and includes programs with
application deadlines occurring during the 1999-2000 calendar years.
Castella Henderson
Director of Development
1999-2000 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES UPDATE
Program Listing
Advanced Technological Education (National Science Foundation)
Alliance for Minority Participation Program (National Science Foundation)
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree (National Institutes of Health)
Business and International Education (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher (National Science Foundation)
College and University Affiliations Program (U.S. Information Agency)
Community Outreach Partnership Centers (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improve (National Science Foundation)
Environmental Education Grants Program (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Fulbright Scholar Program (U.S. Information Agency)
Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program (U.S. Information Agency)
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program (U.S. Information Agency)
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Ed (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Initiative for Minority Student Development (National Institutes of Health)
Minority Science Improvement Program (U.S. Dept. of Education)
National Security Education Program (U.S. Dept. of Defense)
Nursing Education Opportunities (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Nursing Training Improvement Special Proj.(U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Professional Opps. for Women in Research (National Science Foundation)
Program for Women and Girls (National Science Foundation)
Programs for Persons with Disabilities (National Science Foundation)
Public Telecommunications Facilities Prog. (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
Students Support Services (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Telecommunications and Information (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
Twenty- first Century Comm Learning Centers (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Undergraduate International Studies (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Upward Bound (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Upward Bound Math and Science Regional Center (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Note: Some grant deadlines are based on the previous funding year in an attempt to
publish them in advance. In those cases an asterisk (*) will be placed by the date.
Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
This program promotes the development of courses, curricula and faculty/teacher preparation and
enhancement to improve the quality of education for science and engineering technicians. A new
component will be added for FY 2000 for the adaptation and implementation of exemplary
materials and products.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Science Foundation
Closing Date for Preliminary Proposals is April 14, 1999.
Closing Date for Formal Proposals is October 14, 1999.
Alliance for Minority Participation Program (AMP)
This is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive undergraduate program designed to increase the
quantity and quality of minority students receiving baccalaureate degrees. Two-year colleges are
representable as sub-contractors and partners of four-year colleges and universities.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Science Foundation
*October 15, 1999
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree
This program’s initiative is directed toward increasing the number of underrepresented minorities
entering careers in biomedical research from two-year colleges. This initiative encourages the
development of new and innovative programs, and the expansion of existing programs, to
improve the academic competitiveness of underrepresented minority students and to facilitate
their transition into the next stage toward biomedical research careers. It promotes partnerships
between two- year colleges and institutions awarding the baccalaureate degree in areas of science
relevant to biomedical research disciplines. The partnership must involve at least two colleges and
universities, but may involve a consortium of several institutions, and may include several
institutions within a single state system.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Institutes of Health
*January 14, 2000
Business and International Education Program
This program provides matching grants to colleges and universities to internationalize the
business curriculum and to promote links between academic institutions and the American
business community. There are two areas of focus in this program: education and outreach.
FUNDING AGENCY:
United States Department of Education
DEADLINE:
*November 13, 1999
Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (CETP)
This program provides innovative approaches and support for comprehensive changes in the
undergraduate education of future teachers by supporting cooperative, multiyear efforts to
increase substantially the quality and number of teachers well-prepared in science and
mathematics, especially members of traditionally underrepresented groups. The program features
two tracks for developing, implementing, and institutionalizing comprehensive change in teacher
preparation: (1) Institutional Focus and (2) System-wide (state or other geographic region) Focus.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Science Foundation
Closing Date for Preliminary Proposals is May 1, 1999.
Closing Date for Formal Proposals is September 1, 1999.
College and University Affiliations Program
This program awards three-year grants to pursue institutional affiliations in cooperation with nonUnited States institutions of higher education. Each year geographic and academic priorities are
specified. These may include themes such as Democracy, Civic Education, Trade, Environment
and Sustainable Development. Community colleges are encouraged to apply for this program.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Information Agency
*December 11, 1999
Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC)
This program provides funds to help institutions of higher learning form or expand centers for
applied research and institutionally integrated outreach to communities and neighborhoods, and to
exchange information. Community Outreach Partnership Centers are expected to play an active
and visible role in community revitalization – applying research to real urban problems,
coordinating outreach efforts with neighborhood groups and residents, acting as a local
information exchange, galvanizing support for neighborhood revitalization, developing public
service projects and instructional programs, and collaborating with others COPC’s.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
*June 19, 1999
Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI)
This program supports projects to improve the quality of courses, curricula, and laboratories in
science, mathematics, engineering, and technology as well as the development of the ability of
current and future faculty to transmit new knowledge effectively. This program combines the
former Course and Curriculum Development Program and the Instrumentation and Laboratory
Improvement Program.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Science Foundation
June 7, 1999
Environmental Education Grants Program
This program supports projects that design, demonstrate or disseminate innovative and effective
practices, methods or techniques related to environmental education and training. Many of the
funded programs focus on environmental education at the primary or secondary level. Others
involve teacher or community education. Funding follows a two-tiered system: (1) The regional
program handles about $2 million in grants of $25,000 or less (50% of these must be $5,000 or
less). The grants are awarded by the applicant’s EPA Region. Community Colleges are
encouraged to apply for these regional grants. (2) The remaining $1 million is distributed
through EPA Headquarters. It is best to have received a regional grant that has worked well before
applying for a grant from EPA Headquarters. Partnerships are encouraged and help the
application. Community colleges are eligible to apply for these awards through EPA
Headquarters, however, few community colleges receive these awards.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
*November 16, 1999
Fulbright Scholar Program
This program provides opportunities for United States faculty to travel to more than 125 countries
to lecture and/or conduct research. All disciplines are represented. Since more than two -thirds of
appointments involve lectureships rather than research, community college faculty are
encouraged to apply.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Information Agency
August 1, 1999
Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
This program brings scholars and professionals from abroad to campuses that do not often host
visiting scholars, to teach, assist in developing curricula and to serve as a resource for faculty,
students and the community. Community colleges have been quite successful with Scholar in
Residence grants.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Information Agency
November 1, 1999
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
This program provides grants to faculty and administrators for
educational and cultural exchanges. Exchanges typically are for
a full academic year; however, administrative exchanges and
seminars can be for a shorter duration. Participants from the
United States exchange positions with foreign teachers and
administrators. One-way assignments and six-week seminars
also are available. Priority areas for exchange are South Africa,
Latin America and Western Europe. Awards cover orientation
expenses and may cover travel and incidental expenses.
Stipends are provided for certain countries or exchanges.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States
Information Agency
October 15, 1999
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program
This program provides grants through institutions of higher education to scholars to maintain and
improve their area studies and language skills by conducting research abroad.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
*October 6, 1999
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program
This program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of
modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States by providing opportunities for
faculty to study/travel in foreign countries. Grants are awarded to institutions of higher education,
state departments of education, and private non-profit educational organizations to develop
curriculum, conduct short-term seminars or group research.
FUNDING AGENCY:
United States Department of Education
DEADLINE:
October 26, 1999
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) – Comprehensive Program
This program focuses on improving the quality of United States post-secondary education. It
supports innovative, reform projects that improve access and completion and which promise to be
models for the solution of common problems in postsecondary education. The application process
is in two stages: the five page preliminary proposal, and by invitation, a fully developed final
proposal.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
*Closing Date for Preliminary Proposals is October 22, 1999.
*Closing Date for Formal Proposals is March 19, 2000.
Initiative for Minority Student Development (IMSD)
This program seeks to encourage the development and/or expansion of innovative programs to
improve the academic and research competitiveness of underrepresented minority students at the
undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral levels and to facilitate their progress toward careers in
biomedical research.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Institutes of Health
February 1, 2000
Minority Science Improvement Program (MSIP)
This program is designed to improve science and engineering education
at institutions in which minority enrollment exceeds 50% of total
enrollment. Activities are designed to increase the participation of ethnic
minorities, particularly minority women, into science and technologyrelated careers. Community colleges are encouraged to submit grant
applications for Special Projects, Institutional Projects, Cooperative
and Design Projects.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of
Education
*January 15, 2000
National Security Education Program – Institutional Grants Program
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) seeks to facilitate the development and/or
enhancement of innovative approaches to increasing the quality and quantity of participation in
internationally oriented curriculum development and international education opportunities, such
as Improving Language Acquisition and Cultural Knowledge; Improving Study and Work
Opportunities Abroad; Stimulating Faculty Involvement; Improving Information Dissemination
and Linkages Across Institutions; and Broadening the Base of Interdisciplinary and Institutional
Relationships. NSEP has three programs including the Institutional Grants Program, which
community colleges are strongly encouraged to apply. This program makes awards to United
States institutions of higher education to develop or strengthen their capabilities to educate US
citizens in languages, cultures, and disciplines critical to international cooperation and United
States national security. Community colleges are encouraged to submit Institutional Grants
that are developed in a consortium with other educational institutions, two - and/or fouryear institutions, to maximize the impact of the grant.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Defense
Closing Date for Preliminary Proposals is April 12, 1999.
Closing Date for Formal Proposals is August 23, 1999.
Nursing Education Opportunities for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
This program provides support for identification, recruitment and selection of students from
disadvantaged backgrounds; facilitation of entry; preliminary education; student stipends to assist
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds prepare for careers in professional nursing; and
provide training for educators to work with youth from disadvantaged backgrounds to prepare for
careers in nursing.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
Department of Health and Human Services
*November 16, 1999
Nursing Training Improvement Special Projects
This program helps schools of nursing and other eligible institutions improve nursing
practice through projects that increase the knowledge and skills of nursing personnel,
enhance their effectiveness in primary health care delivery, and increase the number
of qualified professional nurses. Grant support may be sought for the following
programs: (a) expand enrollment in professional nursing programs; (b) primary
health care in non-traditional settings; (c) continuing education for nurses in
medically under-served communities; and (d) long-term care fellowships for certain
paraprofessionals. The fellowships support tuition, books, and small stipends for
individuals who are currently employed in long-term care settings who formally
contract with their employers to pursue a nursing program on a full- time basis.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
Department of Health and Human Services
*December 14, 1999
Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education (POWRE)
This program supports efforts to facilitate women’s full participation in the science and
engineering mainstream. Of special interest in this program is the prominent representation of
women in the research and education community. POWRE awards are designed to provide a onetime input of funds at a critical stage in the principal investigator’s career, a means by which she
can take advantage of an opportunity that will contribute to a significant, identifiable advance in
her career path.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Science Foundation
*December 9, 1999
Program for Women and Girls
This program addresses the participation of women and girls in science and
engineering. Implementation and Development Projects seek to encourage the design
and implementation of innovative, highly focused activities, strategies or materials to
improve educational achievement and to encourage entry or retention of women and
girls in science, mathematics, engineering and technologies. Information
Dissemination Activities include videotapes, brochures, conferences and workshops
that bring together experts to discuss issues, projects, policies and research relating to
the participation and achievement of women and girls in science, engineering and
mathematics.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Science Foundation
Proposals are accepted at any time.
Programs for Persons with Disabilities
These programs aim to bring about needed change in academic and professional climates. Its
goals are to develop new teaching methods, to increase the awareness of the needs and capabilities
of students with disabilities, to promote accessibility and appropriateness of instructional
materials and technologies and to increase the availability of mentoring resources. There are two
kinds of projects: Model Projects for Persons with Disabilities and Information Dissemination
Projects.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
National Science Foundation
Closing Date for Preliminary Proposals is July 15, 1999.
Closing Date for Formal Proposals is October 1, 1999.
Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP)
This program awards matching grants to non-commercial entities for two types of projects for
public broadcasting and distance learning projects. PTFP grants may be used only for the
purchase of telecommunications equipment, although the program does award a limited number
of grants to help plan for the eventual purchase of such equipment. Award periods range from one
to two years. Over the years, PTFP has supported many community college distance learning
projects and such applications are welcome.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Commerce
*January 14, 2000
Students Support Services (SSS)
This program provides grants that provide academic support service, including instruction in basic
skills, counseling, mentoring and tutoring to disadvantaged students who are enrolled or accepted
for enrollment in a program of postsecondary education. All participants must be low- income,
first generation college students or individuals with disabilities. The purpose of the program is to
enhance academic skills, increase retention and graduation rates and, as appropriate, facilitate
student entrance into four-year colleges. The program emphasizes results-oriented outcomes.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
Tentatively set for Fall 2000.
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States Partnerships
This program, which was authorized in the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998, will
address teacher education in general. More information on this program will be available in the
spring of 1999.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
To be announced.
Technology Innovation Challenge Grants
This program awards multi- year, highly competitive grants to local educational agencies on behalf
of consortia which may include institutions of higher education. Grants are to advance use of
technologies, high quality context-rich tools and applications to help students achieve challenging
standards.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
Tentatively set for March 1999.
Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP)
This program provides matching grants to non-profit organizations such as schools, libraries,
hospitals, public safety entities, and state and local governments for the planning, development,
use, and evaluation of innovative applications of network techno logy. Grants are used to fund
projects that improve the quality of, and the public’s access to, education, health care, public
safety, and other community-based services. The program emphasizes innovative, model projects
that involve creative partnerships especially for underserved, distressed populations. Community
colleges are encouraged to apply.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Commerce
March 27, 1999
21st Century Community Learning Centers
This program awards three-year, highly competitive grants to public schools or school districts to
support rural and inner-city public schools, or consortia of such schools, to enable them to plan,
implement or expand projects that benefit the educational, health, social services, cultural and
recreational needs of the community. Only rural or inner-city public elementary, middle or
secondary schools, consortia of such schools, or Local Education Agencies (LEA) on their behalf
are eligible to receive a grant under this program. Community colleges are encouraged as
partners in program development and implementation of appropriate activities to meet
identified local community needs.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
March 1, 1999
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program
This program awards grants to institutions of higher education as well as public and private non-
profit agencies to plan, develop and carry out programs to strengthen undergraduate instruction in
international studies and foreign languages. The focus of funding should be to assist faculty in
affecting the curriculum.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
Tentatively set for May 1999.
Upward Bound
This program supports projects that provide services for students 13 to 19 years old, which
generate skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond high school. Students
must have completed the eighth grade and two-thirds must be low- income, potential first
generation college students; the remainder must be either low- income or potential first generation
college students. Veterans seeking to prepare themselves for entry into postsecondary education
are eligible also, regardless of age. Projects provide an intensive instructional focus that prepares
students for college entrance, serve 50 to 150 students, and include a six-week summer
component.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
*October 30, 1999
Upward Bound Math and Science Regional Centers
This program offers intensified math, science and other instruction for a six- week period during
the summer to students who meet the criteria for participation in Upward Bound. Participants
must have completed the ninth grade. Projects must establish a cooperative relationship with other
federal and non-federal science and mathematics teaching and learning activities, if any exist in
their area.
FUNDING AGENCY:
DEADLINE:
United States Department of Education
*October 2, 1999