Grants Development & Management Office

The El Camino College Grants Development & Management Office provides guidance, support and hands-on assistance to faculty and staff who manage grant-funded projects.

Grants Office Resources

• Foster project ideas.
• Locate funding opportunities.
• Strengthen grant writing and project development capabilities.
• Develop grant proposals and budgets.
• Strengthen collaboration between college departments, programs and areas.
• Nurture partnerships with external organizations.
• Support project managers.
• Manage grant-funded projects as needed.
• Complete and submit reports to the relevant funders’ offices.
• Comply with internal and external approval and compliance requirements.

Grant Application Process

• Faculty, staff and students interested in grant-funded projects should review the following before developing a proposal.
• El Camino College Grant Steps or the
• Grants Office Protocol

We're here to help! If you need assistance with locating funding, please complete the following in Formstack:

• Funding Search Request Form

For approval to develop an application for, or partner on a grant project, please complete an electronic Formstack Grant Approval Form. Please make sure to allow enough time for the approval process – so the information supplied can be reviewed, evaluated, and approved or denied with a reasonable period of time.

Grants Office Services:

• Provide information to the college community on funding and grant partnership opportunities
• Proposal and budget development
• Proposal review, signoff, and submission
• Grant negotiation and acceptance
• Grant startup assistance
• Guidance on post-award management to effectively implement projects
• Grant close-out assistance, including final reporting
• Training in various aspects of grantsmanship (grant seeking, proposal writing, project management)
• Assistance with compliance audits
• Special projects