Institutional Grants
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Previous Years Institutional Grants
2021-2022 Fiscal Year SLOCCCD GRANT PROGRAM REPORT (Click here for PDF)
2020-2021 Fiscal Year SLOCCCD GRANT PROGRAM REPORT (Click here for PDF)
2019-2020 Fiscal Year SLOCCCD GRANT PROGRAM REPORT (Click here for PDF)
SWP/ Perkins Grant Overview (click here for Power Point)
Current Institutional Grants
2022-2023 Fiscal Year
Grant Program | Granting Agency | Award Duration | Overall Award Amount | Project Description |
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Mental Health Services | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 05/2020-12/2022 | $300,000 | Mental Health- Provides Mental Health Services campus-wide and customized services for at-risk student populations. |
Innovation Academy | California Department of Finance | 07/2017-present | $2,000,000 | An award to offer fee-free college education by expanding dual and concurrent enrollment courses and services at local high schools. |
Early Childhood Education Apprenticeships | California Department of Labor/Foundation for California Community Colleges | 01/2020-12/2022 | $150,000 | A partnership with San Luis Obispo County Office of Education to offer two-year apprenticeships for 25 students in Early Childhood Education. |
Youth Empowerment and Strategies | Foundation for California Community Colleges | 07/2022-06/2023 | $22,500 | Assist current and former foster youth in transitioning successfully into self-sufficiency and adulthood. |
ENGAGE "Engineering Neighbors: Gaining Access, Growing Engineers" | National Science Foundation | 06/2019-09/2023 | $1,179,708 | ENGAGE- Subaward through California Polytechnic University (Cal Poly) to provide scholarships and wrap-around services for up to 50 engineering students from underrepresented groups. |
Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research Education to Promote Student Engagement and Success | National Science Foundation | 03/2019-02/2023 | $256,456 | IUSE- Develop and promote an undergraduate research education program at Cuesta College. |
Innovation and Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 08/2021-08/2023 | $175,000 | Support equity of access through review of existing real property and consideration of investment in other potential educational site locations |
Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions: Teacher Pathways | U.S. Department of Education | 10/2017-09/2023 | $2,492,170 |
HSI Teacher Pathways- Provides Teaching Pathways, support services, and professional development opportunities for future teachers. Also provides expanded wi-fi coverage on campus. |
Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions: Guided Pathways | U.S. Department of Education | 10/2020-09/2025 | $2,983,921 | HSI Title V- Support guided pathways, increase services to South County, and improve instructional technology. |
Subsidized Childcare and Student Supports for Pell-Eligible Student Parents at Cuesta College |
U.S. Department of Education | 10/2022-09/2026 | $419,112 | Provides childcare subsidies to Cuesta College's Children's Center for low income students. |
Hispanic Serving Institutions: Agriculture Guided Pathways | U.S. Department of Agriculture | 09/2018-02/2023 | $275,000 | HSI USDA- Supports Agriculture Guided Pathways, outreach to Latinx students and community, job shadowing, experiential learning, and scholarships to Ag students. |
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Cuesta College Continuing Education | U.S. Department of Education, though California Department of Education | 07/2022-06/2023 | $224,545 | WIOA- Support Adult Education and Literacy Programs through the Cuesta College Continuing Education Program. |
Nursing Enrollment Growth and Retention | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 07/2022-06/2023 | $120,967 | Nursing- Increase nursing program enrollment above baseline, implement diagnostic assessment testing and related support, provide support services for enrolled students, and promote licensure testing success for completing students. |
Perkins Career Technical Education | U.S. Department of Education, though California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 07/2022-06/2023 | $449,963 |
Perkins- Improve career technical education programs according to local needs, with a focus on special populations as defined by legislation. |
C6: California Central Coast Community College Collaborative National Science Foundation Louis Stokes B2B Alliance |
National Science Foundation | 10/2021-06/2024 | $148,937 | LSAMP- Subaward through Allan Hancock College to provide students from historically underrepresented backgrounds in STEM with access to financial, academic, and career support. Collaboration with 8 California community colleges. |
Strong Workforce Program | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 07/2021-06/2024 | $3,559,326 | Increase student enrollment in career technical education programs that lead to high-demand, high-wage jobs and improve program quality to increase the number of students completing, transferring, gaining employment or increasing earnings. |
Rising Scholars | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 07/2022-06/2025 | $444,000 | Rising Scholars Expand the number of justice-involved students participating and succeeding in community college. |
College Corps | California Volunteers | 03/2022-07/2023 | $635,000 | College Corps- A subaward and partnership with California Polytechnic University and Allan Hancock College to help create debt-free pathways to college while engaging students in service in their communities, addressing K-12 education, climate action, and food insecurity. |
Amazon Web Services Cloud Skills Pilot | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 04/2022-06/2024 | $304,308 | Create and strengthen offerings for cloud computing certificates and degrees to meet labor market demand. |
Invention and Inclusive Innovation (i3) at Cuesta College | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 04/2022-06/2023 | $125,000 | i3- Facilitate the instruction of an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’ that will empower students to build their life in their own terms, take dreams of a future career into their own hands, and contribute to community solutions. |
School Food Specialist Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | 02/2022-06/2025 | $44,050 | Develop and launch pilot pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs that will support education and workforce development for healthy school food in California. |
The Breakfast Club | City of San Luis Obispo | 07/2022-06/2023 | $4,725 | Provide homeless students with a safe space, regular hot meals, and access to support services. |