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Performance ReportFY09 College of DuPage Grants Statistics as of 6/30/09
Total Dollar Amount of Funded Proposals* |
$4,024,455 |
Number of Submitted Proposals |
67 |
Number of Funded Proposals |
50 |
Number of Active Grant Projects |
208 |
Number of Employees Supported With Grant Funding |
51 |
*Three grant proposals were generated through the College of DuPage Foundation, resulting in $5,000 in additional funding.
Impact of Grant Funding — Selected Highlights of Fiscal Year 2009
Academics and Program Support
• Adult and family literacy programs received funding through nine grants to serve District 502’s significant index of need, the second highest in the state outside of Chicago. ($1.7 million: IL Community College Board; IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; IL Department of Human Services & IL Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; IL State Library Literacy Office; U.S. Department of Education)
• Veterans programming suitable for dissemination as national models are in development. ($383,215: U.S. Department of Education; Council of North Central Two-Year Colleges and The Higher Learning Commission)
• The C.O.D. Small Business Development Center, International Trade Center, and Procurement Technical Assistance Center received operational support. ($242,000: IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
• The McAninch Arts Center obtained funding for MAC general operating expenses, the Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, and community outreach in the arts. ($56,600: Arts Midwest; IL Arts Council; The DuPage Community Foundation; The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation)
• The first cohort of 37 students graduated in December 2008 from the Practical Nursing Program funded in part through a three-year, $1.4 million U.S. Department of Labor grant.
Facilities, Materials and Equipment
• WDCB-FM received funding for equipment, maintenance and operations. ($259,587: Corporation for Public Broadcasting; IL Arts Council)
• C.O.D. facilities were upgraded with energy efficient air conditioning and lighting systems, enhancements to the recycling program, and high performance building design eligible for LEED Silver Certification. ($219,405: IL Clean Energy Community Foundation; IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
• The Early Childhood Education and Care Center added equipment and educational materials. ($7,026: DuPage Association for the Education of Young Children; YWCA)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): The 2009 Federal Stimulus Program
• Three proposals were submitted in response to the 2009 Federal Stimulus Program: police officer position (U.S. Department of Justice); Energy Audit Certificate Program (U.S. Department of Energy and IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity); and Community Education Farm operational support (IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity).
• Right Start, a 2007 – 2009 grant initiative that developed an elongated bridge program for developmental level students interested in manufacturing, was included in a Fall 2008 national report presented to the U.S. Congress outlining examples of community college short-term training initiatives with potential to maximize federal stimulus related funding. ($125,000: IL Community College Board and the Joyce Foundation)
Historical Summary: College of DuPage received $29.9 million in funding from 466 submitted proposals from FY04 – FY09. There were a total of 152 C.O.D. project directors (including 75 new project directors) representing administrators, classified staff, and faculty during this period.
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