Toolkit

The following documents are a brief compilation of useful resources which appear on the Grants Development and Management website. 

• The Grant Life Cycle  
• Grant Application Timeline  
• Flowchart from Proposal to Grant Management  
• Quick view summary table of roles and responsibilities  
• Intent to Apply Form  
• Developing Your Budget   (includes common account codes)
• College Information for Federal Grant Applications     (sam.gov unique ID, tax ID, federal indirect cost rate)
• College Overview and Student Characteristics
• Managing a Federal Grant  
• Managing Your Grant Budget   
• Banner 9 Tutorials
• Websmart Training Document   

External Grant Resources

Funding options generally include federal and state agencies, private national and California-based foundations, local foundations, corporate charitable funds.

The larger foundations, and federal and state agencies, offer substantial grants and are more likely to fund multiple years.  They typically have complicated application procedures and stringent reporting requirements.  Smaller foundations and corporate charitable funds often allocate funding one year at a time, and have simpler application procedures and reporting requirements.

Federal Grant Agencies

Federal grant information is available at www.grants.gov. Search by agency or topic.

California State Government Agencies

• California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
• CA Employment Development Department
• California Department of Education

Comprehensive Database of Grantmakers in the U.S.

Sample Local Foundations

• Bank of the West Charitable Investments
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation
• San Francisco Foundation
• Zellerbach Family Foundation
• Other Local Funders