Strategic Grants Office

Sam Renfroe
Sam Renfroe
Director of Strategic Grants

The Strategic Grants Office performs the following functions:

  • Interpret the goals, objectives, and intent of various grant opportunities
  • Set a timeline for grant proposal completion and submission
  • Form a grant proposal development team with the Program Manager/Principal Investigator and other project-relevant staff and faculty members
  • Assist faculty, staff, and administrators in translating a creative idea into a workable plan
  • Provide guidance related to budget development
  • Assist with the collection of relevant data to support the need for the proposed project
  • Help write, revise, edit, and/or critique the proposal to conform to the requirements of the funding organization/agency
  • Complete all institutional assurance and other forms, obtain required signatures, and prepare resolutions for board approval, as necessary
  • Coordinate internal review, approval, and submission of grant proposals
  • Maintain official grant files and other appropriate records.

Recent significant grant awards

  • July 2025 – U.S. Department of Education, TRIO Student Support Services, $1,430,545
  • September 2024 – U.S. Department of Labor, Strengthening Community Colleges Evaluation, $2,231,465
  • August 2024 – National Science Foundation, Advanced Technological Education, $613,759
  • April 2024 – U.S. Department of Labor, Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant, $1,749,974

Grant awards by fiscal year

The Strategic Grants Office performs the following functions: Interpret the goals, objectives, and intent of various grant opportunities Set a timeline for grant proposal completion and submission Form a grant proposal development team with the Program Manager/Principal Investigator and other project-relevant staff and faculty members Assist faculty, staff, and administrators in translating a creative idea into a workable plan Provide guidance related to budget development Assist with the collection of relevant data to support the need for the proposed project Help write, revise, edit, and/or critique the proposal to conform to the requirements of the funding organization/agency Complete all institutional assurance and other forms, obtain required signatures, and prepare resolutions for board approval, as necessary Coordinate internal review, approval, and submission of grant proposals Maintain official grant files and other appropriate records. Recent significant grant awards July 2025 – U.S. Department of Education, TRIO Student Support Services, $1,430,545 September 2024 – U.S. Department of Labor, Strengthening Community Colleges Evaluation, $2,231,465 August 2024 – National Science Foundation, Advanced Technological Education, $613,759 April 2024 – U.S. Department of Labor, Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant, $1,749,974 Grant awards by fiscal year

For SSC employees

To access additional grant information and reports as well as disclosure and approval forms, go to mySSC.

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