The Modesto Junior College Grant Innovations Office is designed to enhance and sustain programs and services at Modesto Junior College through the development of additional grant funding sources for college priority activities.

Do you have an outstanding idea for your department, division, or the campus as a whole? Is your dream project tied to the College Strategic Plan and your departmental Program Review? If so, please contact the Grant Innovations Office today to see what potential funding streams might be available to make your dream a reality.

The Grant Innovations Office is here to develop Federal, State and Local grant proposals for both new and existing college programs and services as well as community partnership projects developed through the college processes. The Grant Innovations Office has, to date, generated over $1.86 MILLION in additional resources for faculty, students and staff since its inception in 2008.

Awarded grants to date include:

• Linking After-School Employment to Career Pathways (CCC Chancellor's Office) funded at $125,000
• S-STEM Agricultural Science Scholarship Grant (NSF) funded at $598,000
• Career and Technical Education (CTE - CCC Systems Office) funded at $400,000
• CTE Workforce Innovation Partnerships Grant (CTE - CCC Systems Office) funded at $250,000
• Advanced Technology and Education (ATE - NSF) funded at $149,600
  As of the end of April, 2009, over $1.86 million in projects and scholarships were successfully funded thanks to Modesto Junior College's innovative response to fiscal challenges.

The Grant Innovations Office is here to serve you.

If you did not see your project listed above in the funded category, please contact a representative (GIO main office @ 575-6386) from the GIO today to ask how we can help make your project a reality to better serve our students and further strengthen our institution.

For more information, regarding the Grant Innovations Office please contact:

Judith Lanning
Director of Workforce Development
Modesto Junior College
lanningj@mjc.edu
(209) 575-6386