Grants and Funding for Two-Year Colleges

Grants and other funding can help support and grow programs and activities. They can also provide extra visibility and credibility both inside and outside of your institution.

The funding opportunities listed below are either targeted for or available to two-year colleges. In most cases, faculty apply for the grants and administer them if awarded.聽

Funding for student activities

Funding for projects and research

Funding for partnerships

  • ACS Collaborative Opportunities Grants
    Funding for activities done in collaboration with four-year institutions, employers, and more
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    Funding for partnerships that focus on the education of technicians in STEM fields
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    Grant extention to support partnerships between small businesses and two-year colleges
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    Funding to support innovative partnerships to improve teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computing (STEM-C) disciplines

Funding for programs

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    Funding for partnerships that focus on the education of technicians in STEM fields
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    Broad NSF program to support increased graduation of students from STEM programs.
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    Funding to increase participation of underrepresented minorities in STEM fields
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    Dear Colleague letter on effective strategies for serving this community
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    Funding for Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to promote high quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, research, and outreach.

Funding to support scholarships

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    Funding to support scholarships for STEM students who commit to becoming educators at high-need K-12 institutions
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    Funding for institutions to provide scholarships to students in STEM fields

Travel and professional development grants

Directories and databases

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    One-stop resource for searching and applying for federal grants across all government departments.
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    Information on the resources and operations of non-profit institutions.

Advice for Grant-Writing

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    Advice on grant-writing, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2003
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    Guidelines for preparing a proposal to NSF

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Reviewing proposals is a great way to learn how to write them, and NSF is always seeking reviewers. Complete the * on the * if you are interested in becoming a reviewer.

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Have an opportunity or resource that should be added to this list? Email 2YColleges@acs.org or undergrad@acs.org.