Grants/Funds

NO FUNDS - AB1725

Unfortunately the Governor and the State Legislators did not approve AB1725 funding this fiscal year 2007-2008. Therefore, we cannot award AB1725 requests.

General Description:
The Staff Development Grant Program is funded through contributions from the District and the State. These funds provide financial support to staff pursuing: 1. career and professional development; 2. training and degrees, and; 3. other educational objectives. Grants are awarded for education and training costs related to the applicant’s job and/or career goals. Employees may receive funding for registration fees, tuition, books, transportation, food, and lodging. Professional development grants are awarded throughout the school year until the funds budgeted for such grants are exhausted.

Our goal is to encourage and support our faculty, staff, and administrators through engaged learning and technology advancement to best utilize the employees’ potential and to enhance their professional skills and knowledge in their discipline area or in a closely related field.

The staff development webpage will guide you through the application and reimbursement process. Be sure to check with your supervisor, department chair, and/or Vice Chancellor for approval prior to applying for a grant.

Application Procedure:
Administrators,faculty, and staff are eligible every year for an award to attend a conference, workshop, seminar, class, or other professional development activities. Applicants must complete the Grant Application; attach the activity brochure, flyer, respective documents, and registration materials showing the activity’s title, date, and registration cost. Applications must be approved and signed by their supervisor. If you are applying for a staff development grant(s) (Administrative, Basic Skills, AB1725, SEIU, and/or Unrepresentative Classified), submit the required documents and completed application to:
  1. The Supervisor/Dean/Department Chair/Vice Chancellor for approval;
  2. The Office of Professional Development ten (10) days prior to the activity.
If you are applying for a Faculty Travel Grant, submit your application to:
  1. The Dean/Department Chair for approval;
  2. The Academic Faculty Grant Advisor for approval and;
  3. The Office of Professional Development to process.
**Late applications are not accepted**

Deadline for submission:
Applications must be received Ten (10) days prior to the start of the activity. We do not award retroactively. Applicants will be notified of their status within one to two weeks after receiving the application. Remember to keep all receipts and documents for reimbursement.

Reimbursement Procedure: Keep all your receipts, proof of attendance, certificates, grades, cancelled checks, credit card statements showing the charges, and other documents needed for reimbursement. Prior to the end of your activity, the Office of Staff Development will send you the reimbursement material, please complete, sign, attach the required documents, and return to the office in a timely manner for reimbursement.

Prior to submitting your reimbursement documents, keep copies for your records in case documents are lost. The office does not keep copies.

Eligibility Criteria:
To be considered for any of these grants, candidates must meet the eligibility requirement listed below:
  1. Administrator: This grant is funded by the District. Contingent upon the approval of the Dean and/or Vice Chancellor. Application must be related to the job and/or meet the institutional goals and objectives.

  2. AB1725: This grant is funding by the State under Education Code, Section 87153. Applicants must meet one of the nine (9) authorized uses:

    a.       Improvement of teaching: Activities designed to change instructional processes to increase student learning;

    b.      Maintenance of current academic, technical knowledge, and skills: Activities that assist employees in sustaining knowledge pertinent to their field;

    c.       In-Service training for vocational education and employment preparation programs: Activities to facilitate curricular and instructional revisions in occupational education;

    d.      Retraining to meet changing institutional needs: Activities that promote staff awareness of evolving clientele preferences and program possibilities;

    e.      Intersegmental exchange programs: Activities that link staff members with their counterparts in secondary schools and universities;

    f.         Development of innovations in instructional, administrative techniques, and program: Activities that are designed to stimulate staff in assessing outcomes of courses and programs;

    g.      Computer and technological proficiency programs: Activities that are designed to build staff usage of computers and other technologies;

    h.       Courses, training implementing affirmative action, and upward mobility programs: Activities that will allow faculty and staff affirmative action in community colleges to advance.  These are activities that assist women and minority group staff members in changing their occupational status within the institution.  This also addresses the needs of changing student populations (especially under-represented and under prepared students);

    i.         Other: Activities determined to be related to educational and professional development pursuant to criteria established by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, including, but not necessarily limited to, programs designed to develop self-esteem.  Activities designed to assist staff members in gaining awareness of their own professional possibilities and potential.



  3. SEIU: This grant is funded by the District. Under Article 13 of the Classified Contract, this grant is to:

    a.       Improve staff development opportunities;

    b.      Improve educational opportunities; the District will establish an (educational) fund during the term of the Agreement.  The District will reimburse eligible employees who submit verification of successful completion of approved course work up to $500 per academic year, subject to the limitations set forth below.  The Office of Staff Development will be responsible for the distribution of funds under this provision;

    c.       Eligible classified employees are those employees who work a regular schedule (full-time or a minimum 20 hours / week part-time) and who have completed one (1) year or more of continuous service.


    Note: The “refund” process referenced in the San Francisco Community College District Time Schedule is not applicable to requests for reimbursement under this Article.

  4. Unrepresentative Classified: This grant is funded by the District.

    a.       Improve staff development opportunities;

    b.      Improve educational opportunities; the District will establish an (educational) fund during the term of the Agreement.  The District will reimburse eligible employees who submit verification of successful completion of approved course work up to $500 per academic year, subject to the limitations set forth below.  The Office of Staff Development will be responsible for the distribution of funds under this provision;

    c.       Eligible classified employees are those employees who work a regular schedule (full-time or a minimum 20 hours / week part-time) and who have completed one (1) year or more of continuous service.


  5. Special/Group Project: This grant is funded by the State.

    a.       Applicants must attach:

                                                                   i.      The proposed agenda;

                                                                 ii.      The list of the attendees;

                                                                iii.      The itemized costs;

                                                               iv.      The statement of purpose explaining how this special/group project will benefit and/or meet the departmental/program goals and objectives, and;

                                                                 v.      The immediate and long-range follow-up activities.

    b.      Special Project: Departments may apply for a set sum of money for departmental advancement, training, and/or activities;

    c.       Group Project: Groups of four (4) or more to attend a conference, workshop, seminar, training, and/or class may apply for a set sum of allocation;

                                                                   i.      Enhance Access through a set of actions such as streamlining college operations, developing innovative instructional methods, and enhancing student services;

                                                                 ii.      Promote student success in achieving educational goals by fostering a climate of innovation, enhancing the College’s technology infrastructure, and giving priority to other investments and improvements benefiting students;

                                                                iii.      Improve satisfaction with College Services by improving the flow of information, involving staff, faculty and administrators in quality improvement efforts, as well as providing enhanced training and implementing other initiatives;

                                                               iv.      Promote a healthy workplace by improving CCSF’s physical and social environment and enhancing the College’s internal services, as well as developing new staff development opportunities and other programs;

                                                                 v.      Manage resources effectively by diversifying CCSF’s funding sources, linking budget allocations to strategic priorities, and pursuing other new resources and efficiencies in college operations;

                                                               vi.      Pursue highest standards of educational excellence by providing sustained support to innovations, responding to changing student needs, and supporting the ongoing development of faculty, staff, administrators, and students.

  6. Faculty Travel Grant: This grant is funded by the State.

    a.       Eligible faculty may apply for a faculty travel grant through their Department Chair;

    b.       Complete the Requisition and Travel Order Form (RTO) and forward it to your Department Chair for signature;

    c.       The Department Chair should forward the RTO to the Academic Senate for signature;

    d.       Submit the signed RTO to the Office of Staff Development for processing.

    Grants, per fiscal year, are contingent upon the District’s and State’s allocation. Depending on the number of applicants and awardees, funding may be exhausted early in the fiscal year.

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    Forms:

    bullet Grant Application
    bullet Expense Reimbursement

     

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