The annual Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) Grant provides colleges with an opportunity to apply for and receive funding for innovative projects aligned with Achieve 2015, particularly those that support the goals of access and student success. Selected projects can receive up to $75,000. Past CIF projects include the multi-college Teaching Online Program (TOP), PHCC’s HOPE: High-demand Occupational Programs for Employment (nominated for a 2014 Bellwether Award), and NVCC’s OER Based General Education Certificate Program.
This year, there were a record number of submissions, which made the task of selecting the best projects from so many worthy ones incredibly challenging. Grantees were selected by a committee of workforce and academic staff using  a rubric aligned with the CIF criteria outlined in the request for proposals.
The following very worthy projects are the 2013-14 CIF grant winners. Congratulations to this year’s grantees!
College |
Project Title |
Award Amount |
|
BRCC |
BRCC Welding, Machining, & Fabrication Program |
$74,537 |
|
CVCC |
Preparing for the Virginia Placement Test |
$24,000 |
|
DSLCC |
Reaching Out with Expanded On-Line and Summer Enrichment Activities |
$28,859 |
|
GCC |
GCC Podcast Partners in Regional Workforce and Economic Development |
$11,092 |
|
ESCC |
ESCC Mini-MOOC: Orientation to Online Learning |
$7,200 |
|
JTCC |
Increasing College and Career Readiness in Future STEM Workers |
$30,250 |
|
LFCC |
Conceptual Exploration of a Virtual Environment in the Student Development Classroom |
$7,500 |
|
LFCC |
Principles of Accounting II OER Content |
$10,200 |
|
NRCC |
Innovative Course Development: From Manufacturing to Gaming |
$53,000 |
|
NVCC |
NOVA ELI OER-Based General Studies Program |
$26,000 |
|
NVCC |
TOTAL: Mainstreaming the Innovation |
$24,955 |
|
NVCC |
Advancing Education and Career Pathways for Veteran Students in Northern Virginia |
$47,000 |
|
PHCC |
Innovation Engineering: Create, Communicate, Commercialize |
$16,500 |
|
PVCC |
Homework System for Chemistry and Biology Classes at PVCC |
$12,110 |
|
PVCC |
Sharing the Wisdom and Methods of Master Teachers |
$15,489 |
|
TCC |
Pathway to OER: Embracing Open Content in the Classroom |
$4000 |
|
TCC |
Virtual Employment Academy (VEA) |
$75,000 |
|
VHCC |
Developing OERs in STEM-H Courses to Increase Student Access |
$36,810 |
|
VWCC |
Connecting Advisors to Improve Student Success |
$21,586 |
|
VWCC |
Creating a Bridge to Success–VWCC Quick Connect for Manufacturing Production Technician (MPT) |
$25,116 |
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