economic development

GRANT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FUNDING

CURRENT GRANTS

Title V

Accelerating Success at Los Angeles Harbor College

Source: Federal Government

Dates: 10/09 to 09/14

Funding: $575,000/year for a total of $2,875,000

Director: TBA

Authors: Bobby McNeel, Dave Humphreys, John Sparks, Bob Richards

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SCORE

Source: Department of Labor

Dates: 2/15/09 to 2/14/12

Funding: $2,000,000

Train Process Plant Technicians and Instrumentation Technicians to work in local oil refineries and water treatment plants.

Director: Lauren McKenzie

Authors: Lauren McKenzie, Bobby McNeel, John Sparks

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Middle College High School--Harbor Teacher Prep. Academy

Source: State Chancellor's Office

Dates: 7/05 to 6/10

Funding: $140,000/year for a total of $700,000

Director: Kristi Blackburn

Authors: John Sparks, Mattie Adams, Bob Richards, Kristi Blackburn

Annual Reports: 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

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RTF

Source: CA State Chancellor's Office

Dates: 6/1/09 to 6/30/10

Funding: $350,000 (reduced to $238,000 owing to budget cuts)

Train incumbent Instrumentation Technicians to update skill set at local refineries, in partnership with ISA (International Society of Automation)

Director: Lauren McKenzie

Authors: Bobby McNeel, Lauren McKenzie, John Sparks

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TECH PREP

Dates: 7/1/09 to 6/30/10

Funding: $67,750

Articulate feeder high school programs with vocational training programs in unduplicated sequence of classes.

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CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACADEMY

Dates: 7/1/09 to 6/30/10 July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

Funding: $105,000 (reduced to $87,150 owing to budget cuts)

Create and deliver contextualized bridge programs for various vocational areas (currently Teacher Training Pathway and Energy Pathway).

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ECONOMIC & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENROLLMENT GROWTH FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING (RN) PROGRAMS

Source: State Chancellor's Office

Dates: 7/09 - 6/10

Funding: $130, 566 (total of $727,788 since 2004)

Director: Tricia Wickers

Authors: John Sparks, Tricia Wickers

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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NURSING ENROLLMENT GROWTH & RETENTION

Source: State Chancellor's Office

Dates: 7/09 - 6/10

Funding: $111,000 (total of $522,200 since 2006)

Director: Tricia Wickers

Authors: John Sparks, Tricia Wickers

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WIA FUNDS FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING (RN) PROGRAMS

Source: State Chancellor's Office

Dates: 10/05 - 6/10

Funding: $320,000 (total of $1,827,762 since 2004)

Director: Tricia Wickers

Authors: John Sparks, Wendy Hollis

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MAPP (MODEL APPROACHES TO PARTNERSHIP IN PARENTING)

Source: The Community College Foundation

Dates: 2/09 - 1/10

Funding: $24,300

Activities provided by Harbor College to train foster parents in Los Angeles County.

Director: Juanita Naranjo

Authors: John Sparks

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WIRED (WORKFORCE INNOVATION IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) PHASE II

Source: Economic Development Corporation

Dates: 5/09 - 12/09

Funding: $10,000

Director: Bobby McNeel

Authors: John Sparks

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