Working for You A Report for Glendale Community College Board of Trustees April 2011
Pathways to Funding Appropriations Authorizations Program Language Discretionary Grants Direct Grant Funding
Status of FY2011 Initiatives Water & Power Academy DoD’s Starbase Program
ACTION: Congressional Appropriation Infrastructure/Verdugo Water & Power Academy Legislation: FY2011 Labor/Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill Office of Rep. Adam Schiff secured $180,000 in Labor/HHS Approp Bill. Status: Waiting passage of FY2011 Budget
ACTION: Direct Grant Funding DoD STARBASE Program STARBASE students participate in challenging "hands-on, mind-on" activities in science, technology, engineering, math, (STEM) education. Leverage GCC planetarium/science program with local 5th grade students Offer enhanced STEM program that is fully funded by the DoD. In FY09 the average cost of a StarBase academy was $317,638 ($306.01/student). Status: Waiting passage of FY2011 Budget
ACTION: Congressional Authorization Multimodal Transportation Facility Legislation: Surface Transportation Act $2,300,000 request to be submitted to the Office of Rep. Adam Schiff and Senators Boxer and Feinstein. Status: Expected to move in 2011
ACTION: Congressional Authorization Lab-College Services Building/Retaining Wall Legislation: Water Resources Development Act Submitted $1.875 Million request to: Senator Boxer Rep. Adam Schiff Senator Dianne Feinstein Status: Expected to move in 2012
ACTION: Discretionary Grant Funding Campus Shuttle Seeking $350,000 in discretionary grant funding. Status: Awaiting FTA Grants
What are priorities for GCC? Campus Shuttle Multimodal Transportation Facility Lab-College Services Building/Retaining Wall Verdugo Water & Power Academy Campus Security Others?
60 – 90 Day Action Items Complete authorization forms Authorization request letters from GCC President & Board President Letters of support from political & community leaders Student interest/support letters Continue monitoring for discretionary grants Schedule Rep. Schiff for a campus visit Develop relationship between College and California National Guard. Lay groundwork for a relationship/connection to Rep. David Dreier
What is the BOTTOM line for GCC’s federal relations agenda? InitiativeBottom Line Verdugo Water & Power Academy $ 180, DoD STARBASE $ 350, Campus Shuttle Project $ 325, Multimodal Transportation Facility $2,300, Lab-College Services Building/ $1,875, Retaining Wall Total $5,030,000.00
Questions?