Grants

Grants Manual

This Manual has been created to clearly identify roles, responsibilities, and to share several important concepts when thinking about pursuing a grant.

Merced College Grants Manual 2024

  • Grant Pre-Approval Form

    The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports Merced College employees through the grant submission process. If you are interested in pursuing a grant please review the Grant Approval Journey outlined below and submit a Grant Pre-Approval Form.

    Pre-Approval Form

  • Recurring Grant Form

    The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports Merced College employees through the process of continuing a current grant. If you are interested in pursuing continued funding for a current grant please submit a Recurring Grant Form.

    Recurring Grant Form

  • Collaboration Grant Form

    The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports Merced College employees through the collaboration grant process.  If you are interested in a collaboration grant please submit a collaboration grant form.

    Collaboration Form

  • Grant Change Form

    The purpose of this form is to inform cabinet of a change in a funded grant condition (i.e., funding, duration, participants, etc.). Once you complete this form it will be sent to OIE, Cabinet, and Fiscal. Any of these areas may reach out with additional questions or for more clarification.

    Grant Change Form

  • Funding Opportunity Notification Form

    The Purpose of this form is to gather information about a funding opportunity that is available to Merced College. Once completed, this form will be sent to Cabinet via the appropriate Vice President.

    Note: THIS FORM SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITES. For grants, please contact Director of Grants Development, Alfredo Mendoza.

    Funding Opportunity Form

  • Grant Completion Form

    Grant management is a lot of work and the District thanks you for your time. This information will be used for information gathering and reporting out. Your information will be used to create an infographic to share what was accomplished with the campus community.

    Grant Completion Form

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Grants by Academic Years

Academic Year 2026 Start Date End Date

Grant Amount
UMOJA 2026/27 06/01/26 09/30/27 $54,690
 
Academic Year 2025 Start Date End Date Grant Amount
Burton Critical Needs 2025 07/01/25 06/30/26 $5,000
North Valley Thrive – Catalyst – The Reservoir, UC Merced 07/01/25 06/30/28 $1,493,000
Program Pathways Mapper (PPM) Sustainability 07/01/25 06/30/27 $60,000
Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure Grant – Enhancing 07/01/25 06/30/27 $1,150,000
Rising Scholars Renewal 2025-2028 07/01/25 06/30/28 $610,944
Song Brown Capitation Award 2025-2027 07/10/25 11/04/25 $150,000
 
Academic Year 2024 Start Date End Date Grant Amount
BEAM Circular – BioEconomy, Agriculture, and Manufacturing Hometown Heroes – Bioindustry Careers Early Exposure Grant/Summertime MESA 07/01/24 08/01/25 $30,000
BEAM Circular – BioEconomy, Agriculture, and Manufacturing Plant Growth Chamber & Professional Development for Biology Program 07/01/24 04/01/25 $17,140
Burton Critical Needs 2024 07/01/24 06/30/25 $5,000
CAI – California Apprenticeship Initiative 07/01/24 06/30/27 $120,000
CERF Part 3 (North Valley THRIVE) 10/01/24 09/30/26 $2,000,000
CVCF – Central Valley Community Foundation 11/01/24 10/31/25 $150,000
ELL Healthcare Pathways Round 2 08/01/24 09/30/26 $101,573
HRCC – High Road Construction Careers 07/01/24 05/31/26 $735,000
Nursing Enrollment – Enrollment Growth and Retention FY 2024-25 Plan 07/01/24 06/30/26 $186,480
OVW – Office on Violence Against Women 2024 10/01/24 09/30/27 $400,000
SCCT – Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 5)
Advancing Ag Careers (AAC)		 02/01/25 01/31/29 $1,514,520
UMOJA 2025/26 06/01/25 09/30/26 $54,690
 
Academic Year 2023 Start Date End Date Grant Amount
Burton Critical Needs 2023 07/01/23 06/30/24 $5,000
CCAMPIS – Child Care Access Means Parents In School 2023-2027 10/01/23 09/30/27 $2,000,000
CCAP – College and Career Access Pathway – Collaboration Grant (Greg Soto) wrote letters for other schools 07/01/23 06/30/27
CERF Part 2 (North Valley THRIVE) 05/01/24 06/01/26 $900,000
CFMC – Community Foundation of Merced County 04/09/24 12/31/25 $100,000
Data Science Project with UC Berkeley 08/25/23 02/15/26 $59,629
Dignity Health/Mercy Hospital Merced Registered Nursing (RN) 07/01/23 06/30/28 $1,984,647
First 5 Innovation Grant 2023 07/01/23 06/30/24 $100,000
Nursing Enrollment Growth and Retention Program – Associate Degree Nursing / Registered Nurse (ADN/RN) Programs Grant 07/01/23 06/30/25 $195,763
Program Pathways Mapper (PPM) Collaboration 02/01/24 12/31/25 $51,250
Puente Project 2025 07/01/23 06/30/26 $75,000
Rising Scholars – Juvenile Justice Program 01/01/24 07/31/28 $1,545,454
Song Brown Capitation Award 2023-2025 07/01/23 06/30/25 $900,000
Song Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program 2024-2026 01/01/24 12/31/25 $900,000
Song Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program Expansion 2024-2026 Expansion 01/01/24 12/31/25 $480,000
UMOJA 2023/24 06/01/24 06/30/25 $50,000
UMOJA 2024/25 06/01/24 09/30/25 $55,821
WE Will (WW) – #47 EMT at LB Campus 01/01/24 06/30/26 $400,000
WE Will (WW) – #49 Job Developer Healthcare and Education 01/01/24 06/30/26 $270,000
WE Will (WW) – #50 Dental Assisting 01/01/24 06/30/26 $400,000
WE Will (WW) – #91 DreamScape Learn 01/01/24 06/30/26 $400,000
WE Will (WW) – #97 Pathways Consulting 01/01/24 06/30/26 $400,000
ZEV – Zero Emission Vehicle 02/01/24 04/30/26 $275,000
 
Academic Year 2022 Start Date End Date Grant Amount
Ag-TEC-ARPA-BBBRC (EDA) 09/01/22 08/31/27 $27,000,000
CERF Part 1 (North Valley THRIVE) 01/18/23 09/30/24 $500,000
CMC – Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Project 12/01/22 11/30/25 $2,634,914
DHSI – Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions 10/04/22 09/30/27 $2,750,000
First 5 Innovation Grant 2022 07/01/22 06/30/23 $100,000
MESA – Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement 06/29/23 06/30/28 $1,552,039
Nursing Plan –  Nursing Program Support 07/01/22 06/30/23 $230,309
Regional Equity and Recovery Partnerships (RERP) Grant 01/23/23 09/30/25 $107,446
Rising Scholars Network 07/01/22 06/30/25 $1,506,374
S-STEM for Scholars project (with Stan State) 08/01/22 07/31/25 $15,600
UC Merced Pre-Med Pathways (Medical School Pipeline Project), Modesto Jr. College, Bakersfield, California Wellness Foundation 07/01/22 06/30/25 $114,956
UCM/MCC Promise Student Housing Grant (Housing Study) 01/01/23 06/30/24 $150,000
UMOJA 2022/23 06/01/23 06/30/24 $50,000
 
Academic Year 2021 Start Date End Date Grant Amount
California Community College (CCC) Planning Grant (Ag Dorms/ International Students) 03/01/22 07/03/23 $15,000
Competency Based Education (CBE) pilot 08/02/21 07/01/25 $515,000
CVHEC mini grant 07/01/21 06/30/22 $7,500
DOL Grant Application with West Hills College. Employment Training Administration Grant 07/01/21 06/30/25 $300,000
OVW – Office on Violence Against Women 2021 10/01/21 10/01/24 $300,000
S-STEM Grant 05/23/22 05/22/28 $730,519
Song Brown Capitation Award 2021-2023 07/01/21 06/30/23 $400,000
Streamlining Pilot 07/01/21 06/30/22 $20,000
 
Academic Year 2020 – 2010 Start Date End Date Grant Amount
DLT – Distance Learning Telemedicine 03/26/21 03/31/24 $500,560
Economic Development Administration (EDA) Vocational Building Remodel
Department of Commerce’s  07-01-07748		 06/17/21 06/17/26 $3,000,000
Soil Analytics 01/01/21 12/31/21 $23,000
Google4Ed Grant 07/01/20 06/30/21 $25,000
CCAMPIS – Child Care Access Means Parents in School 2018-2022 10/01/18 09/30/22 $750,000
First 5 2018 07/01/18 06/30/19 $337,500
Greenbrier Grant 05/29/19 05/28/20 $16,127
Song Brown Capitation Award 2018-2020 07/01/18 06/30/19 $160,000
UMOJA 2018/19 06/01/18 09/30/19 $828
CCAMPIS – Child Care Access Means Parents in School 2014-2018 10/01/14 09/30/18 $873,000
TAACCT Grant – West Hills Collaboration 07/01/11 06/30/15 $477,465
CCAMPIS – Child Care Access Means Parents in School 2010-2014 10/01/10 09/30/14 $321,000
NSF CREATE Program Renewable Energy Regional Center 07/01/10 06/30/13 $320,000

 

 

 

Grant Approval Journey

You cannot submit a grant in a vacuum! Follow the steps below to make sure your grant will get the approval and support it needs to be submitted.

Submissions must be made to Cabinet at least 8 weeks prior to grant submission deadline. If you have less than 8 weeks, talk with Dean of OIE immediately to see if it’s still feasible to apply.

Talk with your direct supervisor and VP. You will need their approval before sending the preapproval form to Cabinet, so make sure they are onboard before starting the grant narrative or meeting with partners.

Meet with the Dean of OIE to get guidance and discuss any data and grant evaluation needs for the grant narrative. You will work with the dean and the OIE team throughout the grant process.

The Fiscal Services department has extensive knowledge and experience with grand budgets. They will play a critical role in grant implementation, so it is required to get their involvement from the beginning. Meeting with the at the  start will make the process smoother in the long run.

You cannot apply for a grant without getting Cabinet approval first. You must complete the Grant Preapproval form in order for it to be submitted to Cabinet for their consideration. The form is reviewed and approved by: your supervisor, Fiscal Services, the Dean of OIE, your VP, and ITS. It is best to work with all of them as you fill out the preapproval form so your form does not get rejected after it is submitted.

If Cabinet approves moving forward with the grant, continue to work with OIE through the grant submission process and through the life of the grant. If Cabinet does not approve moving forward with the grant, talk with the Dean OIE to find out why and if it is feasible to consider other grant projects that will better fit the expectations/guidance from Cabinet.

Depending on the agency you are submitting to, you may need to create submission accounts and get signatures from various VP’s and directors at the college. If you wait until the last minute it is very likely you will not be able to submit the grant as required by the agency. Make sure you know early what log-in and internal approvals you will need in order to submit on time.