The mission of the Grant Development & Compliance Department is to help faculty, staff, and administration secure external funds for programs that align with ACC's Strategic Plan goals -
- Equity & Access: Increase ACC enrollment to 85,000 annual students in 2030 through equity focused connection and entry processes.
- Persistence & Engagement: Develop an equitable and inclusive learning and student support environment that increases fall-to-fall persistence rates to 58-percent for all students.
- Completion and Transition to Employment/Transfer: Achieve equitable results in completion and increase annual credential awards to 15,000 by 2030 in order to improve transfer and employment outcomes for all ACC students.
- Effective and Efficient Operation and Infrastructure: Ensure an organizational environment that promotes equitable student and employee success through effective and efficient operations and infrastructure.
Purpose
Grant Development & Compliance assists faculty, staff and administrators by identifying appropriate funding sources; designing high-quality grant proposals; fostering relationships with other College departments; facilitating an understanding of the grant application process, and; securing external funds that help meet the College’s mission.