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Encore Career Grant Information

 

Maximum Grant Amount

The maximum grant to any individual community college or college consortia will be $25,000. Separate colleges within a larger community college district are eligible to apply.

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Eligibility

Community, junior and technical colleges that are accredited two-year institutions offering associate degrees are eligible to apply. Community colleges that received prior Community College Encore Career Project grants are not eligible to apply for a second grant at this time.

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Proposal Process

The deadline for submitting proposals closes on April 12, 2010.

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Selection Considerations

Civic Ventures, in consultation with several outside advisors, will review all submitted proposals based on the following considerations:

  • Community college commitment: evidence of committed leadership, buy-in across community college departments and assignment of personnel and other community college resources
  • Institutional capacity and readiness: experience and expertise in adult workforce education, career transition services, social purpose career training and credentialing and related areas
  • Dedicated resources and adaptability for adults 50+: Understanding of learning needs of 50+ students and clear plan for adapting programs and developing a marketing approach for older adults
  • Track record in education or healthcare services labor market: identification of local or regional labor market needs in education and health care, endorsement of social sector employers and past history of placing graduates in relevant jobs
  • Well-defined partnerships: clearly defined roles and responsibilities with partner employers, community leaders and others involved in creating clear and specific pathways to encore careers
  • Quality of proposed innovation: clarity of program approach, placement within the community college structure and specificity and design of course offerings or other strategies to prepare older adults for documented workforce shortages
  • Potential for impact: articulation of specific goals and objectives, measurable results, such as a specific number of older adults enrolled in degree programs or placed in specific education or health care career positions, other qualitative or quantitative outcomes and commitment to measure older adult students’ continued enrollment or employment
  • Cost effectiveness: appropriateness and adequacy of proposed budget expenses and information on other financial commitments for proposal implementation

Proposals that create encore pathways to paid work in:

Health care
  • Home and community-based health workers, especially aides
  • Nursing programs offering fast track or online training
  • Adjunct nurse educator training
  • Clinical instructor training
Education
  • Fast track K-12 teacher certification, in high need areas such as math, science, special needs and English as a Second Language
  • Adjunct faculty training, especially in the area of developmental education for college success
  • Training for paid positions in after-school programs.
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Allowable Grant Fund Uses

Grant funds must directly support expenses associated with the community college’s proposal to advance encore careers. Expenses may include: staff salary and benefits; consultants to assist with program design and implementation; marketing; materials development; meeting expenses; curriculum development or certification; instructional support; assessment activities; professional development and other expenses approved by Civic Ventures. No portion of the grant may be used for indirect costs or recovery of shared or common costs of the grantee.

While there are no matching fund requirements, it is anticipated that community colleges will build on existing programs and resources. As such, the proposal narrative asks for an estimate of other financial and in-kind resources that will be used to support implementation of the proposal.

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Expectations of Grantees

Community colleges that receive Encore Career Project grants will be expected to:

  • Make significant progress toward the accomplishment of their stated goals and expected outcomes
  • Submit program progress reports on a quarterly basis and at the end of the grant period and financial progress reports every six months
  • Designate a lead staff person who will be responsible for reporting and communicating with Civic Ventures
  • Provide requested data and other information to contribute to a national effort to promote and learn from the community college experience
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Important Dates

  • March 1, 2010
  • Request-for-proposal process opens for Encore Career Project grants
  • April 12, 2010
  • Grant proposals due online
  • Early June, 2010
  • Grant awards announced
  • July 2010-June 2011
  • Period of grant implementation (may be adjusted if mutually agreed to by grantee and Civic Ventures)
  • July 2011-Dec 2011
  • Compilation, analysis and dissemination of learnings from the Community College Encore Career Project experience

     

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