Funding Opportunities for Two-Year College Programs

Grants and other funding can help support and grow programs and activities. They can also provide extra visibility and credibility both inside and outside of your institution. Find extra funding with these resources.

ACS Grants

• ACS Committee on Corporation Associates Seed Grants
  Starter grants that can be used for educational programs
• ACS Student Chapter Starter Grants for Two-Year Colleges
  Up to $500 to start or reactivate an ACS student chapter at a two-year college
• ACS Student Chapter Grants
  A variety of funding opportunities for existing ACS student chapters

External Funding Opportunities

• AACC Funding and Grants*
  Opportunities available through the American Association of Community Colleges
• NSF Advanced Technological Education Program (ATE)*
  Funding for partnerships that focus on the education of technicians in STEM fields
• NSF Math and Science Partnerships (MSP)*
  Funding to support partnerships among institutions of higher education, local K-12 school systems, and their supporting partners that develop and implement pioneering ways of advancing mathematics and science education for students.
• NSF Research Coordination Networks (RCN)*
  Funding to support new methods of sustaining collaborations in research
• NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program*
  Funding to support scholarships for STEM students who commit to becoming educators at high-need K-12 institutions
• NSF S-STEM Program*
  Funding for institutions to provide scholarships to students in STEM fields
• NSF STEM Expansion Program (STEP)*
  Funding for programs that increase the number of degrees awarded in STEM fields
• NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)*
  Funding for projects to improve education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields

Directories and databases

• Grants.gov*
  One-stop resource for searching and applying for federal grants across all government departments.
• Guide to Grants*
  Information and searchable database of grants; supported by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Guidestar*
  Information on the resources and operations of non-profit institutions.

Advice for Grant-Writing

• NSF Grant Proposal Guide*
  Guidelines for preparing a proposal to NSF
• Debunking some myths about grant writing*
  Advice on grant-writing, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2003
• Fundamentals of Effective Scientific Writing – Manuscripts and Grants
  Recording, transcript, and presentation from this Feb. 2011 ACS Webinar™ featuring Kristin Sainani, Clinical Assistant Professor with Health Research and Policy, Stanford University
• NSF grant-writing webinar recordings*
  Recordings of webinars on preparing proposals for NSF Math and Science Partnerships (MSP) grants
• NSF proposal preparation FAQ*
  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document on proposal preparation and awards administration, released by NSF in January 2013.

*This resource is available outside of ACS and is provided for informational use only. Listing of a product or service on this website does not constitute an endorsement by ACS.

Have an opportunity or resource that should be added to this list? Email 2YColleges@acs.org.