External Funding

All External Grant Funding has 3 grant activity phases. The Preliminary and the Application phase have associated approval forms that must be completed and sent to the Office of Grants and Advancement, before any grant application can be submitted. Please visit the link for each grant activity phase for step-by-step guidelines and links to the approval forms. All forms must be completed and emailed to the Office of Grants.

Step 1: Develop your Project idea
Step 2: Find potential funding
Step 3: Complete and submit Grant FORM 1: GRANT PROPOSAL
Step 4: After FORM 1 is approved begin application phase

Step 1: Create your Grant writing team and designate your Principal Investigator (PI)
Step 2: Write proposal (Refer to Pre-Award Guidelines)
Step 3: Complete and submit Grant FORM 2: Submission Approval
Step 4: Meet with Grant and Business Offices to finalize Grant application and budget
Step 5: Grant Manager submits Grant application

Step 1: Forward the Grant notification email to grants@jalc.edu
Step 2: Complete and submit Grant FORM 3: Award Decision
Step 3: Manage the award (Refer to Post-Award Compliance Guidelines)
Step 4: Close out Grant

External Grant Funding Resources

Google is always a good starting point for your Grant search. You can also use the following resources to search and filter grant funding opportunities, as well as funding opportunities from private, external foundations.

Once you have located a potential Grant funding source, start the Preliminary Phase.

National Science Foundation

Federal Grant Funding-Grants from all 26 agencies

National Institutes of Health

National Endowment for the Arts

Illinois Community College Board

National Endowment for the Humanities

Private Foundation Funding