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Grants Leadership & Development

The Grants Leadership & Development office supports JCCC strategic initiatives by helping faculty and staff translate innovative ideas into competitive grant proposals, then monitoring implementation and compliance of successfully funded projects.

Recently Awarded Grants

August 2025

National Science Foundation
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE): Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)
To 1) establish a team of secondary and post-secondary math educators for a pilot program, 2) develop a plan for piloting and assessing a non-algebraic dual-credit math pathways program, and 3) develop materials for a non-algebraic course for a dual-credit mathematics pathway program.

U.S. Department of Education / Kansas Board of Regents
Carl Perkins Program Improvement Grant FY26
To develop more fully the academic, career and technical skills of students enrolled in career and technical education programs.

July 2025

Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas Nursing Initiative Grant FY26
To support faculty professional development, purchase a medication dispenser simulator for the Healthcare Resource Center, and cover the registration fees for 72 nursing students to enroll in PassPoint, a test prep software.

June 2025

Small Business Development Administration / Kansas Department of Commerce
Small Business Development Center 2025
To provide small business consulting and training to existing and aspiring small business owners.

April 2025

Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
Japanese-Language Learners Event Grant
To support a film competition for secondary and post-secondary Japanese Language Learners, where student teams will submit short films to be judged and showcased on JCCC’s campus on April 12.

March 2025

U.S. Department of Education / Kansas Board of Regents
Perkins Reserve KSDE to KBOR Articulated Credit Alignment
To align secondary and postsecondary curriculum in Automation Engineer Technology and Industrial Machine/Maintenance Technology.

National Collegiate Honors Council
Portz Grant
To support 15 Honors students to visit the Garden of Isis in Lucas, Kansas, in Fall 2025.

February 2025

National Science Foundation / Institute for Future Intelligence
Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education
To participate in a community of practice with the Institute for Future Intelligence in the design and development of curriculum to advance the use of thermal imaging in the teaching of chemistry at two-year colleges.

November 2024

U.S. Department of Education / Kansas Board of Regents
Carl Perkins Reserve Fund FY25 – Special Population Support Grant
To increase the inventory of properly fitted gear for female students in the Fire Science Program.

National Endowment for the Arts / Kansas Arts Commission
New Dance Partners, New Dance Lab 2024-2025
Through New Dance Partners, a select group of local professional dance companies are paired with choreographers from across the world to create new works. The 2024-2025 program provides an opportunity for local dance companies to advance and sustain artistic development.

October 2024

National Science Foundation
Aligning STEM Trainees for Enterprising Research Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ASTER LSAMP)
During the grant period, up to 50 talented STEM students will participate in activities designed to provide research opportunities and help with transfer to a 4-year institution to pursue a degree in a STEM field.

U.S. Department of Justice
Community Oriented Policing Services Technology and Equipment Program
To purchase training vehicles and supplies for the Johnson County Regional Police Academy at Johnson County Community College.

September 2024

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Operator Safety Training Grant
To recruit and enroll in JCCC’s CDL program 20 veterans, their spouses, and/or their children. 

U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research
Procurement Technical Assistance Center 2024
To provide Procurement Technical Assistance (PTA) services to local business owners to grow their businesses via sales to the government.