If you are seeking public or private funds to support a project/program at Hartnell College, please review the information below and contact Michele Peregrin, Director of Grants Development, at 831-755-6810 or at mperegrin@hartnell.edu. Grant proposal concepts should align with the College’s Strategic Priorities & Goals and the Foundation’s fundraising priorities.
Public and private grant pre-award application development and post-award management are coordinated between the offices of Advancement & Development and Administrative Services. Activities, responsibilities, and timelines are shown on the Hartnell College Grants Flowchart
Once the Hartnell College Grant Concept Form is signed by the President/Superintendent, the grant team is authorized to complete the application development process including convening internal and external partners, contracting with a grant writer, and requesting letters of support. For a copy of the latest Grant Concept form contact Michele at mperegrin@hartnell.edu.
The following grants were received over the last four years, if you would like more information please contact Michele at mperegrin@hartnell.edu.
| Grants | Amount | Project | Date | Theme |
| Department of Ed | $2.9M | US Department of Education- Upward Bound | 2022 | High School to College Support for Underserved Students |
| CCCCO | $480,000 | Rising Scholars Network | 2022 | Incarcerated Student Education |
| CA State | $400,000 | Song Brown grant to support nursing pathways and increased enrollment. | 2022 | Accelerated Completion; Workforce Development. |
| CCCCO | $493,910 | California Apprenticeship Initiative | 2022 | Support Early Childhood Education apprenticeship |
| United Way Monterey County | $7M | Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance | 2022 | |
| The James Irvine Foundation | $600,000 | Support for Ag Tech and Racial Equity | 2021 | |
| The James Irvine Foundation | $500,000 | Youth Mentoring Initiative | 2021 | |
| College Futures Foundation | $300,000 | Dual Enrollment | 2021 | |
| Bank of America Charitable Foundation | $260,000 | Ag Tech | 2021 | |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | $163,000 | Nursing Education | 2021 | |
| Chevron USA Inc. | $135,000 | STEM, Scholarships & Internships | 2021 | |
| Department of Ed | $990,000 | US Department of Education- Basic Needs | 2021 | Addressing Students’ Basic Needs |
| Department of Ed | $1.3M | US Department of Education TRIO Talent Search | 2021 | Provide academic, career and financial counseling to 500 high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Salinas. |
| Title V grant | $3M | Capacity building/support for completion and career placement | 2020 | Developing HSIs Program |
| Department of Ed | $2.6 M | Student Support Services to Hartnell TRiO– | 2020 | Services to be funded by both awards include academic advising and coaching, tutoring, financial aid workshops, financial literacy education and bilingual parent workshops. |
| Baskin Foundation | $60,000 | Women’s Education and Leadership Institute, (WELI) | 2020 | Women’s Scholarship & Mentorship |
| Monterey Peninsula Foundation | $100,000 | COVID-19 Program Support | 2020 | COVID-19 Program Support: King City and Soledad Education Centers |
| Claire Giannini Fund | $148,733 | Support for the teacher pathways program. | 2020 | Accelerated Completion; Workforce Development |
| Irvine Foundation | $300,000 | Better Careers grant for implementation of job placement and apprenticeship system. | 2020 | Workforce Development |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $262,551 | CARES Act support for humanities-based online teaching. | 2020 | Student Success |
| CCCCO | $104,746 | Current/Formerly Incarcerated Reentry Program | 2019 | To create, expand and bridge services for currently and formerly incarcerated students. |
| CCCCO | $500,000 | Improving Online CTE Pathways | 2019 | Digital Equity |
| The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | $165,000 | Support for The Western Stage | 2019 | The Arts |
| National Science Foundation | $1.5M | I-USE-HSI grant to support short research experiences for students in STEM. | 2018 | STEM |
| National Science Foundation | $500,000 | Computer Science degree in 3 years, “CSin3”. | 2018 | STEM |
Trainings
Hartnell College Grants Workshop, December, 2020
Funding: Finding and Tapping, Spring 2016
Roles and Responsibilities for Grants Management, 2015 Hartnell College Student Success Conference