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Associate Degree in Nursing to Bachelors of
Science Degree in Nursing/Master of Science
Degree in Nursing Request for Applications

• Bidders Workshop
• Economic Development and Workforce Preparation
  Division
• May 2008

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Introductions
• Deloras Jones
• Review of ADN to BSN/MSN Collaborative Request of
  for Application
• Due May 20
• Q A

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• California Nursing Shortage
• 2010 46,000
• 2020 116,000
• Community College ADN Programs (RN)
• 75 programs (one more awaiting approval, one in
  development, two more applying for funds to
  develop program-79 within next two years)
• 12,765 FTES enrollments (2006-07 BRN)
• 5,885 completions (2006-07)

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Community College Response

• Those colleges participating in Chancellors
  Office Grants enrolled in
• 2004-05 6,936
• 2006-07 11,144
• A difference of 4,208
• 2007-08 an additional 661

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SB 139

• Allows Chancellors Office to use 3 of funds
  designated for Enrollment Growth and Retention
  for administration of the program and for program
  development.
• Online application development
• ADN to BSN/MSN Grants

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ADN to BSN/MSN Collaborative

• RFA Specification Number 07-0111
• RFA Specification Title Associate Degree Nursing
  to Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in
  Nursing Collaborative
• Program Unit Career Technical Education
• Division Vice Chancellor José Millan
• Program Contact Person Barbara Whitney

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• Funding Performance Period June 26, 2008 April
  30, 2010
• Length of Grant Funds will be awarded for 22
  months No extensions
• Funding Category Nursing Education Program
• Award Amount 100,000
• Total Amount Available 300,000
• Number of Awards Three

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Purpose

• development of a collaboration between a CCC ADN
  Program(s) and an upper division collegiate
  Bachelor of Science (BSN) /Master of Science
  (MSN) in Nursing program(s) public or private
  universities
• formulating a plan for an ADN to BSN Curriculum
  and/or an ADN to MSN Curriculum

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Intent

• intent of this project is to support development
  of pathways for ADN graduates to the BSN and/or
  MSN level, thus
• meeting industry demand and
• also improving the numbers of registered nurses
  who might aspire to the role of nurse educator.

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Timeframe

• two- year period
• year one (about first 12 months) for planning and
  development
• year two (months 12 through 22) - implementation

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Self-sustaining

• The program developed must become self-sustaining
  after the grant is completed
• The Response Section of the RFA should include a
  discussion of the mechanisms by which the
  partnership will continue to exist after the
  grant period is completed.

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Letter of Intent to Apply

• Due May 1, 2008
• Email or
• Hard copy

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Legal Terms and Conditions

• The grant agreement for funded projects includes
• RFA specification,
• grant application,
• all forms, and the Legal Terms and Conditions
  contained in Articles I and II (see Appendix A of
  the Instructions).
• Successful applicants must retain copies of all
  documents for future reference for at least five
  years after the project's financial statements
  have been closed.

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• Request for Applications (RFA) Package
• Instructions
• Appendix A Terms and Conditions
• Appendix B Application Forms
• Appendix C RFA Specifications

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• Instructions for Completing the Application
• Must follow to complete and submit application
  correctly
• Use in addition to RFA specification
• Critical to successful applications

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Provides instructions for completing forms

• Face sheets
• Contact Page
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• Need
• Response to the Need

• Workplan
• Objectives
• Procedures/activities
• Performance outcomes
• Timelines
• Project Management
• Budget
• Statements of Assurances

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• Request for Applications Specifications
• 07-0111 Associate Degree Nursing to Bachelors
  Degree or Masters Degree in Nursing
  Collaborative
• RFA provides the point values and the
  criteria/specifications on which the application
  will be rated

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Need Maximum Points 10

• Community colleges prepare about 70 of
  registered nurses (more ADN grads now because of
  enrollment growth)
• Complexity of care and industry demand results in
  need for more BSN/MSN grads
• Lack of nurses prepared at the graduate level to
  fill positions in California schools of nursing

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Need continued

• Barriers (perceived/actual) to the development of
  standard agreements between ADN programs and BSN
  programs are limiting ADN graduates from pursuing
  the Baccalaureate degree
• addressing the barriers currently limiting the
  ability of practicing ADN nurses to seek higher
  degrees,

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Need continued

• Increase numbers of BSN nurses for clinical
  practice as well as provide pathways for
  practicing ADN nurses to pursue
• advanced degree and
• role as a nurse educator,
• Facilitate pathways, encourage upward mobility

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Completion of Need Statement

• Describe
• scope of the need,
• target group(s),
• the outcomes expected,
• how the need is applicable to the RFA
  Specification
• Describe the relevance of the proposed project to
  the healthcare industry need

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Completion of Need Statement continued

• Describe the barriers for associate degree
  graduates who want to obtain a bachelors or
  masters degree in nursing
• Describe the issues that may be encountered in
  developing a collaborative between community
  colleges and four year colleges and universities.
• Address other areas of need.

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RESPONSE SECTION (Justification for
Project) Maximum Points20

• Three Models
• Concurrent Enrollment
• ADN to BSN
• ADN to MSN

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Model 1 Concurrent Enrollment Response continued

• Develop program that
• facilitates associate degree nursing students to
  move into upper division bachelor degree nursing
  programs.
• provides seamless transfer between educational
  institutions and may involve co-enrollment.

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Model 2 ADN to BSN Response continued

• facilitates the upward mobility of ADN graduates
  through the Bachelor of Science in nursing
  degree.
• produce a BSN graduate whose degree is
  recognized as equivalent to the standard BSN
  offered by accredited California Baccalaureate
  programs.

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ADN to BSN continued (Response)

• The graduate will possess the requisite skills
  and college credits to allow admission to
  California graduate institutions for the Masters
  Degree in nursing

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Model 3 ADN to MSN (Response continued)

• Develop program that
• facilitates the upward mobility of ADN graduates
  through the Master of Science in Nursing degree
• produce an MSN graduate whose degree is
  recognized as equivalent to the standard MSN
  offered by California graduate programs.

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ADN to MSN continued (Response continued)

• graduate will possess the requisite skills and
  college credits to allow admission to California
  graduate institutions leading to doctoral degrees

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Response Continued

• Successful applications will demonstrate the
  following plans or activities
• develop a partnership between
• one or more community colleges and one or more
  accredited institutions of higher education at
  the Bachelors degree level or
• one or more accredited graduate education
  institutions for the ADN/MSN model program.

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Response Continued

• Successful applicants will (continued)
• explore the barriers to upward mobility of ADN
  graduates as part of the partnership.
• design an education pathway and bridging
  courses to facilitate the mobility of ADN
  graduates through the BSN/MSN program

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Response Continued

• Successful applications will demonstrate
  (continued)
• Plans to modify existing curriculum, if
  necessary, from the transferring college and/or
  accept en bloc curriculum from the transferring
  college to the upper division college

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Response Continued

• Key principles that should be demonstrated
• facilitate transfer
• avoid duplication of course content between the
  transferring institution and the upper division
  college(s)

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Response Continued

• Key principles
• That upper division college(s) will evaluate and
  accept credit courses previously taken at the
  partner transferring college(s)
• Students in the program will not be required to
  validate their previous nursing content course
  work taken at the transferring program in any way
  to the upper division college(s).

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Response Continued

• Key principles
• That only the additional course work at the upper
  division college(s) not previously completed by
  the student is to be added to the base education
  the student possesses at program entry

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Response Continued

• Key principles
• That the student will be given recognition for
  prior course work and require no unnecessary
  testing, validation, or duplication of content

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Response Continued

• Successful applicants will demonstrate that
  (continued)
• The program is designed in a manner to allow
  program participants to continue working
  part-time for a minimum of twenty hours per week
  during the course of the program

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Response ContinuedNarrative

• 1. Describe how your proposal addresses the
  issues identified in the "NEED" section
• 2. Describe the model that you propose. Include
  your vision for the outcome.
• 3. Identify each of the partners that will
  collaborate on your project
• 4. Describe the role each partner will assume in
  the project

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Response ContinuedNarrative continued

• 5. Describe the contribution each partner will
  make to the project and
• 6. Describe the operating principles you will use
  in the development and implementation of your
  project, including how you will
• Make decisions
• Resolve conflicts
• 7. Define the regional area(s) your project will
  encompass.

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Response Continued

• 8. Describe the commitment of the college
  administration and other organizations that will
  support and institutionalize the project.
• 9. Describe in detail your plans for how the
  program will be institutionalized and maintained
  upon termination of the grant and when key
  individuals leave the specified institutions.

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Workplan Maximum 40 pointsForm in Appendix
B (column for each of following)Outline the
sequence of

• Objectives 10 points
• Procedures/Activities 15 points
• Measurable outcomes 15 points

• Timelines
• Responsible persons

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Workplan continued

• Use form to outline the sequence of objectives,
  procedures and activities, measurable outcomes,
  timelines, and responsible persons
• Develop project-specific objectives, procedures,
  and activities based on the Minimum Required
  Objectives, Procedures/Activities

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• Objectives and activities should detail why your
  project is unique.
• Objectives and activities specific to the
  college/partnership may be added.

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Workplan continued

• Work plan objectives, activities and performance
  outcomes are to be accomplished during the
  timeframe of the grant, June 26, 2008, to April
  30, 2010

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Workplan continuedObjectives Maximum Points -
10

• 1. Assign/Hire a Project Coordinator.
• 2. Develop a Project Advisory/Articulation
  Committee to guide the project development.
• 3. Develop a methodology to evaluate the
  effectiveness of your collaborative project.
• 4. Obtain administrative authority to develop and
  offer the program.

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Workplan continuedObjectives

• 5. Share planning ideas in activities common to
  two other grant awardees.
• 6. Compare lower division ADN course requirements
  and upper division course requirements.
• 7. Identify and begin efforts to standardize
  prerequisites for project participants between
  the lower division and upper division colleges.
  

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Workplan continuedObjectives

• 8. Compare ADN course content/curricula with
  upper division course content to determine
  similarities and differences in the placement of
  content.
• 9. Agree on the transferability of course work
  between the lower division and upper division
  program.
• 10. Identify and develop any bridge courses
  required.

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Workplan continuedObjectives

• 11. Agree on additional required upper division
  requirements for program completion
• 12. Develop upper/lower division curriculum
  writing teams from both institutions to jointly
  develop any required course work.
• 13. Obtain college curriculum approval.

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Workplan continuedObjectives

• 14. Obtain program approval through the
  appropriate state and Board of Registered Nursing
  regulatory procedures.
• 15. Provide student marketing and outreach.
• 16. Implement the program.
• 17. Maintain liaison with Chancellors Office
  project monitor throughout the project.

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Workplan continuedObjectives

• 18. Label any products developed appropriately
  with grant requirements.
• 19. Fulfill all project reporting requirements
  both narrative and fiscal in accordance with
  grant requirements and timelines.

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Workplan continuedObjectives

• 20. Seek Chancellors Office Project Monitor
  approval for all documents prepared for statewide
  dissemination, any marketing materials, and any
  publications/journal articles regarding the
  project prior to their duplication and
  distribution across the state

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities Year
One Maximum Points 15

• 1. Assign/hire a Project Coordinator.
• 2. Establish an Advisory/Articulation
  Committee. Hold regular meetings.
• 3. Determine courses required for upper division
  admission.
• Courses most likely not taken by lower division
  students.

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities

• 4. Prepare a list of program prerequisite courses
  and a list of their equivalencies between the ADN
  program and the upper division program.
• 5. Make this list formalized and suitable for
  marketing to prospective students and use by
  counselors.
• 6. Compare course content on a course by course
  basis between the upper and lower division
  college.

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities

• 7. If necessary, make changes in lower division
  course content to articulate with upper division
  course content.
• 8. Develop a document that shows how many and
  which nursing courses are accepted as meeting the
  course objectives of the upper division college.
• 9. Hire faculty experts to jointly develop
  course(s).

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities

• 10. Determine which courses beyond the lower
  division course work in nursing are required to
  complete the upper division degree.
• 11. Determine how many additional courses are
  required in addition to transferable nursing
  courses, prerequisite courses and electives from
  the lower division program are required to
  complete the upper division degree.

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities

• 12. If necessary, develop a bridging course for
  students migrating from the lower division to the
  upper division college.

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities Year
Two

• 1. Continue to hold regularly scheduled
  Advisory/Articulation Committee meetings to
  review project progress.
• 2. Develop a marketing brochure that clearly
  delineates the details of the degree option and
  shows the student how to take advantage of the
  program.

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities

• 3. Update the counselors at stakeholder
  institutions on the degree program and how best
  to provide counseling and educational planning
  for prospective students.
• 4. Seek validation of the degree program from
  appropriate agencies/health care entities/Nursing
  program Directors/ BRN/accrediting bodies to
  validate its acceptance and transferability.

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities

• 5. Develop models for full-time and part-time
  students.
• 6. Seek appropriate collegiate curriculum
  approvals and authority to offer courses.
• 7. Select faculty for program.
• 8. Select students.

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities

• 9. Implement program.
• 10. Supply Quarterly fiscal and narrative reports
  to the Chancellors office.
• 11. Seek prior Chancellors Office Project
  Monitor Approval for any and all publications,
  articles, marketing materials.
• 12. Present Model and Project Report to statewide
  constituencies at the discretion of the Project
  Monitor.

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Workplan continuedProcedures/Activities

• 13. Share all project planning documents,
  curricula, course models, marketing materials,
  with statewide constituencies at the discretion
  of the Project Monitor.
• 14. Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of
  your collaborative project.

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Workplan continuedPerformance Outcomes (Maximum
Points --15)

• Outcomes should clearly link to the Minimum
  Required Objectives and Procedures/Activities.
  Describe the outcomes in qualitative and
  quantitative terms.

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• Timelines
• Projected completion date for key activities
• Dates must be within the term of the grant
• June 26, 2008 through April 30, 2010.
• Identify the month targeted for completion of the
  objective
• Should outline objectives, activities, and
  outcomes for each performance period.

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Workplan continuedPerformance Outcomes continued

• Timelines
• Projected completion date for key activities
• Dates must be within the term of the grant
• June 26, 2008 through April 30, 2010.
• Identify the month targeted for completion of the
  objective
• Should outline objectives, activities, and
  outcomes for each performance period.

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Reporting

• Grantees will report expenditures and provide a
  progress report to the Chancellor's Office on a
  quarterly basis each year.
• A Final Report Narrative and a Final Report of
  Expenditures will be required at the end of the
  project on June 30, 2010.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Maximum Points - 15

• Organization
• Provide an organizational chart for the project.
• Provide a management plan for operating the
  project
• Project Director/Project Coordinator
• Identify an individual who will
• Implement the everyday work of the project and
  the grant objectives
• Assist in the recruitment, hiring, and
  supervision of other personnel dedicated to the
  grant project

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Project Management continued

• Develop budget expenditures and allocates
  resources to the project
• Demonstrate experience and expertise in nursing
  and nursing education
• Serve as the primary contact for disseminating
  appropriate information and hold final
  responsibility for all compliance activities
  related to the grant, including the quality and
  integrity of the data reported
• Serve as the primary contact identified for all
  correspondence sent from the Chancellors Office.

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Project Management continued

• Advisory/Articulation Committee
• Describe membership of the Committee.
• Describe role of the Committee.

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APPLICATION BUDGET FORMS Maximum Points - 15

• The Budget
• budget considers the entire application in terms
  of the RFA specifications, its cohesiveness, and
  its viability.
• demonstrates that the project is realistically
  planned and is reasonable in scope.

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APPLICATION BUDGET FORMS Continued

• Technical errors in the budget can be changed if
  the project is recommended for funding as long as
  the request does not exceed the maximum amount
  allowable or the amount originally requested.

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APPLICATION BUDGET FORMS Continued

• The application must follow the guidelines and
  procedures for the budget described in the
  Instructions.

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APPLICATION BUDGET FORMS Continued

• Budget Sheets
• All applicants must complete the Application
  Budget Summary and the Budget Detail Sheet.
• These forms are available online in Appendix B
  in Excel format.
• The district/college Chief Business Officers
  signature is required on the Application Budget
  Summary.
• Use an ink color other than black for all
  signatures.

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APPLICATION BUDGET FORMS Continued

• Appendix B review all forms at end of
  PowerPoint presentation of RFAs
• Excel Format
• Includes
• Application Budget Summary
• Application Budget Detail

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APPLICATION BUDGET FORMS Continued

• Budget Sheets (continued)
• When entering dollar amounts, round off to the
  nearest dollar and do not type cents.
• To substantiate the Application Budget Summary,
  submit a Budget Detail Sheet
• Budget Detail Sheet lists the cost breakdown of
  each budget classification amount requested.
  (Follow instructions carefully examples are
  provided.)

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• Application Budget Summary
• Signature of Chief Business Officer
• Ink other than black
• Round off to the nearest dollar, do not type
  cents

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• Application Budget Summary (continued)
• Submit Budget Detail Sheet
• One sheet for the total project period
• List cost breakdown of each budget classification
  amount requested
• Crossover Chart

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Performance Period of the Grant

• The Period of Performance begins June 26, 2008.
  
• Funds must be either expended or encumbered
  (i.e., committed to an account payable) by April
  30, 2010.
• No time extensions to grant performance period

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Travel

• District travel and reimbursement policies apply
  for travel (Object 5000).
• Only travel necessary to implement the project is
  allowed. List the purpose of travel and
  estimated cost.

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Travel continued

• If out-of-state travel is anticipated, it must be
  identified as a separate line item in the
  application budget detail for approval by the
  project monitor.
• If out-of-state travel is not included in the
  original grant budget and the grantee
  subsequently requests approval for out-of-state
  travel, a detailed justification and program
  monitor approval will be required prior to
  traveling out of state.

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• Calendar of Key Dates
• May 1, 2008 - Letters of Intent to Apply
• May 20, 2008 - Applications Due
•  May 22, 2008 - Reading of Applications
•  May 27, 2008 - Notification of Intent to Award
•  June 10, 2008 - Appeal Deadline
•  June 26, 2008 - Project Commencement

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Readers/Rating Applications

• Provided with
• orientation to RFA similar to this presentation
• rubric and criteria for scoring
• Rubric and criteria based on RFA and Instructions

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• Questions to ask yourself before submitting RFA
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• Are all criteria/items in the RFA addressed?
• Is the application thorough but succinct?
• Is the project realistically capable of attaining
  the required and proposed outcomes?

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• Forms selected for review
• Face Sheet
• Application Budget Summary
• Application Budget Detail Sheet

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• Contacts
• Barbara Whitney bwhitney_at_cccco.edu
• Brenda Fong bfong_at_cccco.edu
• Jeanine Estrada jestrada_at_cccco.edu
• Helga Martin hmartin_at_cccco.edu
• Vera Weise vweise_at_cccco.edu

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• Q and A
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