Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeGrant Administration July 23, 2013

LAWRA J. BAUMANN, PH.D.

2 Year Status Report

• President designates Director of Grant Administration April 2011

• Initial report to Board May 2011

• July 2013 report to Board:– Progress & Results since 2011– Impact of Results– Future Objectives

The Role of Grant Administration

• Anticipate impact of public policy and regional employer demands on CSTCC

• Understand needs of students vis-à-vis capacity of internal stakeholders to educate & prepare a skilled regional workforce

• Identify, pursue, secure and effectively manage grant investments and partnerships made towards advancing the strategic mission of the college

• Collaborate with Institutional Advancement to meet fundraising goals

Federal & Private Funders Focused on:

• Training workforce for in-demand occupations• Accelerated completion of training• Occupational competencies • Innovation in training delivery & use of technology• Stackable Credentials & Career Pathways • Retention - Academic & Employment• Serving diverse populations such Veterans, first

generation college, low income

2011 – 2012 Results• Health Careers Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati

(HCC) DOL Grant ($4.9 million) largest CSTCC grant as of 2010

• Day-to-day grant manager & HCC Executive Director

• 10 external partners & grant recipients (Mercy Health, Children’s Hospital, UC Health, TriHealth, Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, etc.)

1937 Recruited/Served (258% of goal)

1215 Completed Training (187% of goal)

706 Employed (118% of goal)Results as of 3/30/13; final quarter data still being compiled.

2011 – 2012 Results, Con’t.

• Director Grant Adm. & Dean Marianne Krismer develop Pathway to Employment (PTEC) Concept

• Director Grant Adm. & Batelle Foundation consultant draft $19.6 million H2P Consortium proposal for which CSTCC agrees to serve as lead grant applicant

• H2P funded – largest CSTCC grant – PTEC pilot project funded

• Total new grants secured 2011-2012 = $30,502,762

2012 – 2013 Results

• Weekly meetings with internal stakeholders to discuss funding needs, grant opportunities

• Common hour seminars (open to all) on grant process, National Science Foundation grant process

• New grants secured totaling $3,523,572

• FY 2013 revenue from Indirect Expense recovered from grants = $500,000

2012 – 2013 Results, Con’t.• Current Pipeline of Grant Proposals Pending Approval

= $10,854,022 including:TAACCCT Round 3:• WDC/CIT/H&S/ESD GCMCA Single Applicant ($2,750,000) for

Manufacturing, new Welding Degree; includes $500,000 in new CNC and virtual welding equipment

• M-Advantage Consortium ($2,490,839) WDC/CIT/H&S/ESD Welding & Industrial Maintenance includes virtual welding and Industrial Maintenance equipment

• SHAPE Consortium ($2,316,051) BTD/H&S/ESD new Culinology Degree and Kitchen Upgrades

US Dept. of Education C-Campis Mallory Child Care Center ($756,972) Student supports & child care subsidies for Pell-eligible & military parent students.

Aligning Strategy & Investments

• Fund equipment & new degrees relevant to industry needs

• Expand PTEC services• Enhance Veteran services• Develop methods to accelerate completion (prior

learning credits, remedial education supports)• Innovate curriculum delivery (virtual welding, adaptive

learning)• Maximize indirect expense recovery (pending

proposals = $580,070 indirect)

Aligning Strategy & Investments

• All grant proposals tied directly to CSTCC Strategic Plan

• All are responsive to state, federal emphasis on completion, accelerated progress, employment

• All document current local employer needs, forecasted occupational demand, and seek to enhance college’s capacity to be relevant in meeting those workforce training needs

Future Objectives• Support & collaborate with Institutional Advancement

team to maximize results• Leverage Grant Success to Attract New Investments

• H2P grant work has national reputation and partnerships (Gates Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, TAACCCT Round 3 contracts for TA proposed at $2.25 million)

• PTEC recognized by DOL as best practice, was leveraged as element to Urban Accelerator & GE Get Skills to Work projects done by WDC

• TAACCCT Round 4 in 2014• Currently funded success strategies can boost

reimbursements under new State success formula

Grant Administration FAQ’s

Director of Grant Administration (1.0 FTE)

Contractual Grant Consultant (2.5 days/week)

Grant Success Rate = 72% of proposals written have been funded since May 2011

Value of current Grant Portfolio = $25,043,745.00

Value of Grants expired 6/30/13 = $6,910,950.00