Department Research Block Grants

Full List of Grant Opportunities

Department Research Block Grant Application

Proposal Deadline

Feb. 16, 2018

Program Description

A culture of scholarship and innovation is crucial to the achievement of SLCC’s strategic goals. To that end, the Offices of Sponsored Projects and Faculty Development are seeking to encourage multiple faculty and staff from within one department or from different departments to collaborate on research and grant activities. Further, Department Research Block Grants (DRBG) aim to bring together individuals from different departments doing similar or complementary work resulting in more effective organization and collaboration across divisions.

DRBG aim to align with or further other formal initiatives at the College.

Each successful applicant team will conduct a research project or develop a grant proposal. Teams will be required to attend a series of trainings on conducting research or on grant proposal development, depending on the project. Research projects that focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) are highly encouraged.

Grant solicitations to consider include (contact osp@slcc.edu for a full list or more information):

• Community College Innovation Challenge, National Science Foundation
• Talent Ready Utah, GOED/DWS
• Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), Department of Education
• YouthBuild, Department of Labor
• Art Works, National Endowment for the Arts
• Summer Research Education Experience Programs, National Institutes of Health

Award Information

Up to $5,000 will be awarded per grant. The duration for each is six-twelve months, depending on the project. Stipend amounts will depend on the size and scope of the project.

Available Total Funding

$15,000

Eligibility Information

Full-time SLCC Faculty, Administrators, and Staff are eligible to apply. At least two individuals must collaborate per project. Only grant proposals with budgets above $25,000 will be considered.

Proposal Preparation Instructions

Applicants must complete the DRBG application located on the Faculty Development website.

Budgetary Information

Grants will fund personnel time (hourly staff or adjunct faculty), supplies, and other items necessary to complete the project.

Review Principles and Criteria

All proposals must incorporate the following principles:

1. Project should be high quality, and contribute to the achievement of College goals.
2. Projects should be well justified, based on previously established or innovative methods, including the ability to meet any justification required by the sponsor (funding agency).
3. Projects should fit well with the selected solicitation, meeting all the required sponsor criteria, while also clearly benefitting SLCC

All proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria:

1. What is the potential for the project to
   1. Advance College goals
   2. Be awarded based on sponsor review criteria
2. Is the project well-reasoned and based on sound rationale?
3. How well qualified is the individual or team to conduct the project?
4. Is the project reasonable given the resources available?
5. Is the project highly collaborative, bringing together individuals and complementary work that might otherwise not come together?

Questions? Contact Sponsored Projects or Faculty Development at osp@slcc.edu or facultydevelopment@slcc.edu. This program is supported by the Office of the Provost.