Grant Oversight Subcommittee

PURPOSE
The purpose of the Grant Oversight Subcommittee, a subcommittee under the Budget Subcommittee, is to identify the needs of the college and match those needs to available grants. In addition, the Grant Oversight Subcommittee will collaborate with the Budget Subcommittee to ensure that the college has the resources available that are necessary to manage grants in the event they are awarded. The Grant Oversight Subcommittee will scrutinize closely the feasibility of sustaining and/or institutionalizing grant activities.

The Grant Oversight Subcommittee is NOT responsible for the writing of grants, which largely occurs through those interested in pursuing one in a certain area. Rather, the group exists to advise applicants through the process and to provide recommendations to the Budget Subcommittee regarding potential grant applications.


PROCESS

The group will:

1. 1. Maintain a list of prioritized needs of the college that might be served through seeking grants. This list can be created through brainstorming and the review of existing planning documents, including program reviews, the educational master plan and the college strategic plan, among others.
2. 2. Search, to the extent possible, for available grant opportunities that might serve the identified college needs.
3. 3. Oversee the request for proposal and grant application process, including a review of the research, evaluation, and long‐term planning and budgetary implications of any potential grant application.
4. 4. Forward grant applications to College Council for the next step in the approval Grants with a short turnaround time may be approved by the college President, and presented as an information item to College Council.
5. 5. Review grant applications for college and district guidelines compliance.
6. 6. Provide quarterly updates on current grants the college has to the Budget Subcommittee.