Grants Office
The LBCC Grants Office, housed in Institutional Effectiveness, serves as an internal control entity to ensure that competitive grant applications, implementation, and close out are compliant with local and funder processes and requirements. Letters of support/commitment for grants and external partnerships are also routed through the Grants Office to maintain internal controls.
Pre-award grant proposal support is provided to faculty, staff, and administrators through the following services:
- Identify potential funding sources in alignment with institutional needs
- Interpret funder requirements for feasibility, fit, and to support drafting a competitive proposal
- Ensure internal approvals are in place
- Support proposal development and grant narrative with subject matter experts
- Prepare budgets, submission documents, and draft letters of support/commitment as needed.
Please note that Individuals are not able to apply for grants on behalf of the College, so if you are interested in any grant opportunity please contact the Grants Office as soon as possible to ensure feasible completion of the grant. If an individual faculty or staff member submits a proposal, by law they are fiscally liable for any amount awarded.
Post-award support is provided to grant managers through the following services:
- Conducts regular meetings with grant managers to review deliverables, reporting schedules, staffing plans, and allowable costs.
- Provides tools such as checklists to track milestones, performance goals, and required documentation.
- Interprets compliance requirements using Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200), California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office guidance, funder terms, and LBCC policies and procedures and provides guidance to Grant Managers
- Coordinates data requests to support grant implementation and performance tracking
- Review performance data and outcomes from grants prior to close-out to support grant managers in institutionalizing aspects of their grants through the annual planning/program review process for long term sustainability
- Provides ongoing training sessions for new and existing Grant Managers, as well as administrative staff on key post-award topics
- Sends reminders to grant managers in the final 90 days of the performance periods in preparation of closeout and final reporting.
More information on applying for and managing competitive grants can be found in the LBCC Grants Handbook on this webpage.