Public & Private Grants
If you are seeking public or private funds to support a project/program at Hartnell College, please review the information below and contact Chris Padgett, Director of Grants Development and Innovation, at 831-755-6940 or at cpadgett@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 Office of Institutional Advancement 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 Chris at cpadgett@hartnell.edu.
Below is a list of grants that were received in recent years. If you would like more information, please contact Chris at cpadgett@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