$5,331 – NYSED EOP Summer Food Program
Project Lead: Venessa Rodriguez
SUNY Broome’s EOP program is now an approved local sponsor of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) which provides reimbursement for nutritious meals served to children 18 yrs. of age or younger in lower income areas at no cost when school is out. Our EOP SFSP meal site is a closed site for pre-freshmen students participating in the 2022 EOP Summer Academy. SFSP is administered federally by USDA, and at the state level by NYSED. Payments received total $5,149 federal funds, and $182 state funds.
$500 – NASPA First Generation College Celebration (FGCC)
Project Lead: Marquis Bennett
FGCC funds will be used to enhance the first-generation focus of the Men of Excellence program by supporting the purchase of First-Generation campus branded t-shirts and snacks for monthly plenary sessions. The first plenary session will occur in September to introduce SUNY Broome first-generation scholars to each other. Subsequent meetings will be held monthly (Oct and Nov) and serve as the lead up to the Nov 8th First-Generation College Celebration.
$52,500 – SUNY Child Care & Development Block Grant
Project Lead: Dr. Carol Ross-Scott
Supports child care tuition subsidies and quality expenses at the B.C Center, with $1,500 set aside to support annual the SUNY Early Care & Education Conference.
$299,999 – Sub-award – USDOL Strengthening Community Colleges: Health CARES (Career, Acceleration, Retention + Support) Consortium Project
Project Co-Leads: Dr. Kim McLain and Danielle Britton
As part of a 14-member community college consortium led by Onondaga Community College, SUNY Broome will focus on three activities to enhance the college’s Nursing Program over the four-year grant period: Prior Learning Assessment, Development of Articulation Agreement, and Integration of Career Pathways Resources and Supports.
$1,310,473 – Sub-award – New Energy New York’s Building a Battery Development Industry Cluster Initiative
Project Co-Leads: Danielle Britton, Dr. Christine Martey-Ochola
The three-year sub-award will be used to modify current programs and create new offerings, using the InnoEnergy curriculum to support the employer needs for clean energy storage manufacturing skills. There will be non-credit offerings for basic job skills, with multiple pathways into credit programs. We will expand student-support services for non-degree students as we would see an influx of these individuals needing help navigating the course offerings and process. Additional support for employers to create high quality work based learning opportunities (co-op, internships, apprenticeship) and internal training programs.
$597,206 – 22/23 State Incremental Benefits Funds to Support SUNY Enrollment Initiatives
Project Co-Leads: Dr. Kim McLain, Jesse Wells, and Danielle Britton
Supports one-time purchases across four funding categories: (1) Enrollment – Purchase of a customized, up-fitted, and graphics-wrapped van to serve as a “Mobile Admissions, Education & Training Lab.” (2) Academic Programs – Redesign the college’s website to best showcase academic programs; and produce and release 5 – 6 video shorts to promote pathways/career occupational experiences associated with academic programs that align with 5 – 6 top regional industries. (3) Operational Efficiencies – Cover the first-year set-up and subscription fees of Destiny One Core Software, a non-traditional student management system to aid Continuing Education & Workforce Development with meeting the needs of the college’s growing non-credit initiatives and increasing focus on developing and offering micro-credentials to help drive enrollment. (4) Student Services – Purchase community hammock structures to serve as fun social hubs to lounge in treeless terrain (indoor or outdoor) and provide a unique addition to the college campus; and create a Virtual Reality Campus Tour to be viewed by prospective students and their families primarily during community site visits by the “Mobile Admissions, Education & Training Lab.”
** The Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) supports all aspects of grant proposal planning, preparation and submission. Any SUNY Broome faculty or staff who may be interested in pursuing external funding opportunities should begin the grants planning process by notifying the SPO of their intent to do so via realssl@sunybroome.edu or tiernodb@sunybroome.edu.
Submitted by: Danielle Tierno
