Instructional Technology in Teaching & Learning (ITTL) Grant:

Call for Proposals for the Academic Year 2009 - 2010

ITTL Grant Call for Proposals for the Academic Year 2009-2010

Grant Proposal Form

This Spring, the selection committee for the Instructional Technology in Teaching and Learning (ITTL) grant will award $100,000 to full and part time faculty, staff, and administrators to fuel innovative use of instructional technology at TCC. The ITTL Committee encourages all full and part time faculty, staff, and administrators with progressive and practical ideas for the use of educational technology to submit a grant application.

The application process has two deadlines: one for submission of a preliminary proposal by Monday, March 30, and the next for submission of a final proposal on Monday, April 20. Between these two dates, the ITTL selection committee may request clarification and/or suggest refinement of the proposals. Both deadlines must be satisfied to qualify for funding. The selection committee will notify applicants of their decisions by Monday, May 4. Please use the attached proposal form to submit your grant proposal.

After applicants are notified of awards, they will receive purchasing codes for their projects and at the start of the fiscal year on July 1, they can begin ordering any software or hardware needed, and/or paying for other expenses, such as travel. Stipends are paid through payroll near the end of the Spring 2010 semester. Applicants will need to obtain special pay forms from their Academic Division Office. Projects are typically initiated in the summer and implemented at the start of the fall semester. Projects may take one or two semesters to complete.

There are no limitations to what can be proposed and no funding limits for individual projects, so applicants can think small, large, or in between. Past grant proposals have included funding for student assistants, outside speakers, software, hardware, stipends, travel, and even food for special events like workshops.

Proposals will be ranked by how well the project advances TCC's long-term progress in putting instructional technology to effective and practical use. Criteria include cost effectiveness per student, achievability/feasibility of the project, creativity/innovation, and clarity of proposal. Preliminary proposals should include an assessment of services that already exist. In the project overview, please include a detailed rationale for how the proposed work will advance the quality of instruction at TCC and how students will ultimately benefit.

The ITTL Grant doesn’t fund released time, but applicants can include in their projected budget expenses any stipends for estimated time spent on their project. Stipends are evaluated at $650 per credit hour, which equals 30 hours of real time. Grantees are responsible for administering the grant money in ways consistent with TCC and VCCS policies.

You should submit your grant proposal via email to Nancy Jolemore at njolemore@tcc.edu. Please direct any questions you may have to the ITTL Grant Selection Committee Chairs, Nancy Jolemore at njolemore@tcc.edu and John Morea at tcmorej@tcc.edu