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GRANTS
Obtaining external funding beyond basic state revenue is an important priority for College of the Canyons.
Awards from public and private entities fund innovation and enable the college to bring additional services online
for students and the community. In the past 10 years, the college has generated $49.3 million in grant revenue.
is year saw $6.8 million more added to that total – a signicant infusion of funding that will jump-start new
initiatives benetting students and enhance regional economic development. e following is a brief overview of
signicant grants awarded or launched in 2012-13.
Doing What Matters Regional Coordinators
Advanced Automated Manufacturing Program
(National Science Foundation) – COC will create a new (California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Oce) –
instructional program to train students in automated man- College of the Canyons will lead regional consortiums in
ufacturing, which includes electronics, automated and laser developing workforce training initiatives in Allied Health,
welding, and robotics. e grant will fund curriculum devel- Manufacturing, and Information and Communication
opment, class supplies, and state-of-the-art equipment. Technologies/Digital Media. ree individual awards of
Award: $664,942 $300,000 are part of the Chancellor’s Oce Doing What
Matters for the Economy initiative, which is focused on
Upward Bound enhancing the statewide growth of key industry sectors in
(U.S. Department of Education) – In partnership with California.
the William S. Hart Union High School District, COC Award: $900,000
established an Upward Bound program at Golden Valley
High School. e program supports rst-generation col- Alternative Energy Faculty Exchange
lege-bound high school students by providing a summer (National Science Foundation) – Following a successful
academy at College of the Canyons, academic and career faculty exchange program in Australia, the National Science
advisement, along with mentoring and tutoring. e goal Foundation asked COC to develop a similar program for 15
is to increase the rate at which participants complete high faculty members to travel to Germany. eir focus will be
school and graduate from college. developing curriculum to train technicians in renewable en-
Award: $1.25 million ergy disciplines including solar photovoltaic, solar thermal,
biofuels, geothermal, energy eciency, energy management,
Small Business Development Center
and wind turbine technology.
(U.S. Small Business Administration) – A new award in
Award: $248,538
2012-13 enables the college to continue o ering its suc-
cessful and sought-after small businesses services. e grant
funds services for small businesses (500 employees or less)
and start-ups, including workshops, business plan assistance,
investor information and counseling.
Award: $317,000
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