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FY25 Year in Review

16
Awarded grants totaling $2.3M

10
Federal grants, $1.8M

3
State grants, $448K

3
Private grants, $16K

Over the past five years, JCCC has been successful in securing more than $19.8 million in grant funding from public and private sources that has supported innovation and provided needed programs and services to the college community.
  • FY 24-25: $2.3M
  • FY 23-24: $3.8M
  • FY 22-23: $7.1M
  • FY 21-22: $4.3M*
  • FY 20-21: $2.3M*

*does not include HEERF, SPARK, CRF Stimulus Funds

Highlights from 2024-2025

a student writes a math problem on a white board

National Science Foundation

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education 
Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education

Whitney Turner, Associate Professor, Math, and Elaine Hembree, Associate Professor, Math, lead this 1-year grant project to develop a plan to pilot a non-algebraic dual-credit math pathways program collaborating with the Olathe School District.

two preschool teachers reading to children

U.S. Department of Education

Child Care Access Means Parents in School

Through this grant funding, the Hiersteiner Child Development Center awards scholarships to Pell-eligible student-parents to cover up to 95% of the tuition for their child (1 year and walking to 6 years).

Grant funding also provides professional development for HCDC staff.

a row of police vehicles parked in a lot

U.S. Department of Justice

Community-Oriented Policing Services Technology and Equipment Program
FY24 Community Project Funding
(Representative Davids)

Sonta Wilburn, Director, Johnson County Regional Police Academy, oversaw the purchase of 5 training vehicles. This project will enhance the Police Academy’s capacity to train recruits for scenarios in which they interact with citizens at a traffic stop and engage in emergency driving and tactical scenarios.

a fire science student wearing firefighting gear

U.S. Department of Education / Kansas Board of Regents

Carl Perkins Reserve Fund FY25
Special Populations Support Grants

Led by Tim Whitham, Director, Fire Science, this funding increased the inventory of properly fitted gear (gloves, boots, face pieces, pants, jackets) for female students in the Fire Science Program.

lumina logo

Lumina Foundation

Project Grant

Dr. Jacque Eidson, Director, National Higher Education Benchmarking Institute, led this project to create a video highlighting the benefits of the National Community College Benchmark Project (NCCBP) based on four distinct community colleges: Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions, Minority-Serving Institutions, rural community colleges, and urban community colleges. It will serve to promote NCCBP as a valuable resource for institutional improvement.

the student basic needs center at JCCC

Ellucian Foundation

Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship Program

Through Financial Aid or the Student Basic Needs Center, eligible students can apply for up to $500 in assistance with tuition, textbook fees, or emergency assistance for housing and utilities in the Fall 2025 semester.