Tools and Resources
Tools for Program Directors
- Examples of Objectives
- Reach out to the Grant Development Office for federal, state, and National Science Foundation budget templates.
Grant Resources on the Web
- Grants.gov
This website includes all discretionary grants offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. You can search for federal grant opportunities (old and new) and also use the system to apply online. Many federal agencies require that you use this system exclusively to apply for grants while others allow submissions through their own agencies’ systems and grants.gov. - National Science Foundation
This federal agency funds grants related to science, mathematics, and engineering technology. - National Endowment for the Arts
This federal agency funds grants in the arts. - National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
This federal agency funds grants in humanities disciplines. - U.S. Department of Education
This federal agency funds grants in a variety of educational areas–including secondary education, higher education and vocational/adult education. - U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
This federal office funds workforce development grants.
- California Community Colleges, Chancellor’s Office
This state agency in California oversees all 108 community colleges and serves as a primary source of grant funding statewide. - California Community Colleges, Chancellor’s Office – Workforce Development Grants
This site provides additional Economic and Workforce Development grants that may or may not be listed on the CCCCO’s main grants page.
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education – Center for Community College Advancement
- American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
- ERIC Education Resources Information Center
Eric is a national clearing house for education related literature containing over 1 million abstracts and journal articles in its database.