External Funding and Grants

TMCC Current Grant Awards

Project Title Person Responsible Amount Agency Term Products
Community-based Job Training Karen Fontaine, Nursing $1,544,233 U. S. Dept. of Labor 4/1/08 to 3/31/11 Updated nursing curriculum; high school to college articulated pathways; learning communities for nursing students extending into the first year on the job; a nurse mentor program for nursing students extending through the first year on the job; access to WIA resources including individual training accounts
Perkins Basic Maria Sheehan, President $562,128 NV Dept of Education 7/1/08 to 6/30/09 Improvement and advancement of career and technical education.
Perkins Tech Prep Cindy Tedford, Coordinator $120,000 NV Dept. of Education 7/1/08 to 6/30/09 Coordination with the local school district to develop and implement articulation agreements in career and technical education.
Support for Displaced Homemakers TBD (Re-Entry Center) $60,000 State Job Training Fund 7/1/07 to 6/30/11 Five-session workshop on employment skills; assistance with job/training placement via employment specialist.
NVITE (Nevada Info Tech Education) Bill Doherty, Computer Technologies $18,656 NSF flow-through. Prime: College of S. Nevada 8/1/07 to 7/31/08 Development of applied baccalaureate degrees in technologies that are fully articulated with two-year technology programs. This will ensure a continuous pathway for technology students to complete a technical baccalaureate.
EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Ring True III Sensors Eun Woo Chang, Chemistry $9,180 NSF flow-though (EPSCoR) Prime: NSHE 7/1/07 to 7/31/08 Summer research on biosensor array for detection of small molecules and protein project.
INBRE (Idea Network for Biomedical Research Excellence) Julie Ellsworth, Biology $68,194 HHS flow-through. Prime: NSHE 6/1/07-5/31/11 Coordination of statewide INBRE summer programs. Student recruitment, academic counseling and tutoring.
NV Space Grant Consortium Dan Loranz, Physics and Astronomy $6,350 NASA flow-through (EPSCoR). Prime: UNR 6/1/08 to 5/31/09 Summer research on astronomy education.
Career and College Leadership Program Estela Levario-Gutierrez, Counseling $15,000 Wells Fargo Foundation 7/1/08 to 6/30/09 Career and college leadership course composed of three modules: career exploration; college success/vocational readiness skills; and leadership skills. In addition there are lectures from local community members and field trips to the college.
Nursing Curriculum Karen Fontaine, Nursing $250,000 Redfield Foundation 7/1/05 to 6/30/09 Review and update of the nursing curriculum. Faculty training.
Veterans Upward Bound Robert Hernandez, Director $1,473,068 U. S. Dept. of Education 9/1/07 to 8/31/11 Support for local veterans: individualized assessment and educational planning, academic skills instruction and remediation, personal and career counseling, academic advisement, career exploration, financial aid and student success workshops, computer training, and access to peers with similar goals.
State Apprenticeships Mike Rainey, Dean Workforce Development $98,398 NV Dept of Education 7/1/08 to 6/30/09 Provides for apprenticeship course in various technical fields: construction, steel workers, carpentry, etc.
Adult Basic Education: English as a Second Language: GED Program: Civics Education Paul Marsala, Director Adult Basic Education $1,012,234 NV Dept of Education 7/1/08 to 6/30/09 Provides literacy classes to students functioning below eighth-grade level in reading and writing; GED preparation program; community ESL program; civic instructions program; and the state leadership program (providing support to the other NSHE colleges with adult basic education programs). Note: in 2001 began with171 students and eight staff, now 2,400 students and 80 staff (30 volunteers).
Disability Resource Center Assistive Technology Thomas Kearns, Assistive Technician $29,190 Matley Foundation 5/1/08 to 4/30/09 Purchase of new assistive technologies to assist students at the disabilities resource center.
Northern Nevada Alternative Energies Workforce Plan Ted Plaggemeyer, Dean Science, Tech, Mathematics $101,861 U. S. Dept of Labor. Prime: DRI 6/30/06 to 11/30/09 Assessment of current and future industry needs in geothermal and other renewable energies. Assessment of current course offerings, equipment/facilities, and faculty knowledge and skill levels as related to the needs identified above. Development of a curricula enhancement plan to include modifications to current courses and/or the creation of new courses and/or degrees and certifications in renewable energies. Development of externship and site visit opportunities for faculty involved in geothermal energy instruction and/or research and development.
Solar and Alternative Energies Demonstration Lab Ted Plaggemeyer, Dean $100,000 Sierra Pacific Foundation 7/1/08 to 6/30/09 Development and implementation of solar demonstration modules at the TMCC High Tech Center at Redfield.
Wireless Technology Pilot Chris Winslow, Executive Director Information Technology $25,000 AT&T Foundation 5/1/08 to 4/30/09 Implementation of a wireless and Web-based lecture capture platform that combines rich media and ease-of-use to give students full access to their classroom-based content through multiplatform replay.
$5,493,492