MCC encourages the College’s faculty and staff to research and seek grant opportunities that will benefit the programs within which faculty members teach and the departments within which the staff members work.

Once the grant opportunities have been identified and assessed for compatibility with the College’s mission and strategic plan, the Grants Office will assist and guide the faculty and staff members in writing the proposals for grant funding which will bolster programs, improve the functioning of student support departments, and provide students with improved programs and services.

History of the Grants Office

In December 2003, Mohave Community College's Resource Development Consultant from SunGard Collegis visited the college and made recommendations for the launching of a grant writing effort. The first recommendation was for the college to form a grants task force. This task force was charged with identifying and targeting external funding opportunities for Mohave Community College.

The task force's structure provides for the effective administration and writing of grant proposals and the requisite data procurement. The grants task force is currently active in identifying and targeting external funding opportunities for Mohave Community College.

On July 1st, 2004 Chancellor Tom Henry created the Grants Office with Dr. Tim Montbriand serving as the first Grants Specialist. In August of 2005, the Grants Office became part of the Office for College Advancement under the direction of Dan Messersmith, Assistant to the Chancellor for College Advancement. Currently, the Grants Office and Grants Specialist, TBD, serve MCC under the direction of Chuck Spotts, Vice President of Instruction and Student Services.

To date the Grants Task Force has submitted twenty-seven proposals to federal, state, and private funders.

Mission

We work with faculty and staff to research, develop, solicit and sustain funding for projects that fit the mission and advance the strategic plan of Mohave Community College.

The grants task force consists of:

• Chuck Spotts, Vice President for Instruction & Student Services
• TBD, Grant Specialist
• Lynn Cundiff, Vice President for Administration
• Terry Colton, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
• Diana Stithem, Campus Dean of Distance Education
• Danette Bristle, Dean of Instruction
• Jann Woods, Dean of of Student Services
• Marilyn Hardin, Budget Director 

We have successfully secured four national awards - The most recent Title III award, Strengthening the Institutions Program from the Office of Postsecondary Education, provides over a five-year period more than $1.9 million to target student success, retention at MCC and transition to four-year institutions. Previously, the R2R program put MCC on the national stage for curriculum reform. Additionally, the Campus EAI Consortium Oracle Portal Grant, worth well over one million dollars, and a National Science Foundation Geo-Science grant provided additional funding support for MCC programs.