title iii grant overview
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Title III Grant Overview. PROJECT ORGANIZATION. Title III Grant Overview. Awarded in 2007—Grant expires 9/30/2012 Part of the DOE Strengthening Institutions Program $ 2 million over five years—$400,000/year - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Title III Grant Overview
PROJECT ORGANIZATION
Title III Grant Overview
• Awarded in 2007—Grant expires 9/30/2012• Part of the DOE Strengthening Institutions
Program• $2 million over five years—$400,000/year• Mainly to support Rocky Mountain College's
conversion to a new central data management system
• additional funding to supplement a student retention initiative
What do grant funds support?
• Mainly support Rocky Mountain College's conversion to a new central data management system
• additional funding to supplement a student retention initiative
Broad goals of the grant
RetentionIncrease the retention rate of students.
Increase the persistence of students through to graduation.
Broad goals of the grant
Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)• Obtain and implement a current generation
ERP to improve fiscal stability, academic success, and student support services.
Rocky Mountain College is currently under contract with ERP provider, Campus Management.
Campus Portal is only a portion of the service provided by Campus Management.
Broad goals of the grant
Retention Endowment FundCreate an endowment fund for Retention
Services to ensure institutionalization of project strategies.
• $160,000 raised in year 4• $160,000 to be raised in year 5• $320,000 total
Broad goals of the grant
Endowment Fund• Cannot access principal for 20 years• May use 50% of annual endowment earnings
in the meantime
Broad goals of the grant
Writing CenterIncrease student writing skills in developmental
coursesUse of a writing lab depends on faculty
involvement
Broad goals of the grant
Faculty Development Increase the percentage of faculty who implement
retention strategies inside and outside of the classroom
Faculty Development mini-grants
Purpose: encourage faculty to develop new “best practices” with a measurable, positive effect on student retention rates.
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines
Funding available:• $50,000 this round• Support individual projects up to $5,000
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines
Who may apply? Any Rocky Mountain College faculty member (a person teaching at least half time)
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines
Submission deadline/format
• due February 10, 2012• must follow the specific format (see
announcement) • Must be submitted via email attachment (MS
Word or pdf format) to Title III Project Director’s office: [email protected]
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines
Budget
Up to $5,000 per grant
• An itemized budget must be included with proposal
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines
Budget Restrictions:• food and entertainment are NOT allowable,
unless there is a specific reason food must be provided (such as an all-day meeting).
• Travel for faculty member (grantee) only. Pre-approval of travel is required.
• All Title III mini-grant expenses must be pre-approved via Purchase Order or Expense Report to the RMC Business Office.
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines
Budget Restrictions:• Title III funds may NOT be used to pick up a cost
that was previously funded by other institutional funds (e.g., projectors, lab supplies, or other departmental expenses).
• Title III funds may NOT supplant any other federal, state or local funding sources (e.g. work study, etc.)
• Title III funds may NOT be used for organized fundraising financial campaigns, endowment drives, or solicitation of gifts and bequests.
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines
Budget Restrictions:• Title III funds may NOT be used for the purchase
of alcoholic beverages.• Title III funds may NOT be used for housing and
personal living expenses.• Title III funds may NOT be used for general
purpose equipment such as; cameras, projectors, personal computers, office equipment and furnishings, air conditioning equipment, etc.
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines
Budget Restrictions:• Title III funds may NOT be used for costs of
meeting rooms, & other facilities associated with shows and other special events.
• Title III funds cannot be used as a match to other funds unless those funds have already been raised at the time of the proposal deadline. Note: Non-Title III matching funds must be in hand, not pledged.
Mini-grant Proposal Guidelines Proposal evaluation:Reviewed by 8-person Steering CommitteeDeadline: February, 10, 2012 to [email protected]
Read proposal announcement carefully!Questions? Contact: Dr. Tom KalakayTitle III Project Director657-1101 or [email protected]