Below is a list of current PCC grants. If you are interested in finding out more about a particular grant program, please use the contact information listed as the PCC grant contact.

We are always interested in learning about ways in which we can partner in new grant opportunities. If you are interested in collaborating on a grant project, or have general grant questions, please contact the Grant Writer, Linda L. Tremblay, at 719-549-3244.

Grant Title	Description of Grant Project	Grant Partners	PCC Grant Contact
Children First Child Care Resource & Referral Agency-Fremont County TANF Community Grants	Fremont County TANF Community Grants focus is to address families receiving TANF and assist them in reaching self sufficiency. Children First will work closely with Fremont Department of Human Services staff, to identify families in need of our services. Children First works one on one with families to identify their individual needs and assist them in getting their needs met. We have the unique opportunity to work with individual families and tailor our services to help them reach their individual goals. Families will receive child care referrals that are customized to meet their specific needs along with education on child development and other parenting information as well. The families will also receive information about community resources that can assist them in meeting other needs that cannot be met through the Children First services.		Cindy Bernal  719-549-3272 cindy.bernal@pueblocc.edu
Community Based Job Training-Advanced Manufacturing	Pueblo Community College, along with its partners will build capacity through training in the area of Advance Manufacturing. Activities include: 1) developing new and enhancing existing competency-based skill development curricula; 2) increasing the capacity by adding training equipment and upgrading the labs, 3) creating three “Mobile Learning Labs” to allow for delivery of training programs at a company’s location or other remote sites in the far-flung areas of Southern Colorado, and 4) upgrade teaching competencies for existing and new faculty - including established full-time and new part-time faculty - to align with the enhanced curricula, state-of-the-art instructional methodology, web-based delivery, and demands in industry.	Colorado Springs and Pueblo Workforce Centers, manufacturing employers, Pueblo County Schools, Pueblo City Schools, Pueblo Economic Development Corporation and Colorado State University-Pueblo	John Vukich   719-549-3334   john.vukich@pueblocc.edu
Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions - Cooperative Grant	Improving the Pipeline for Student Success is the Project’s single activity focused on assisting Latino and other low-income students in moving towards higher levels of educational attainment and ultimately the bachelor’s degree and to become a teacher or a member of other professions.  This effort is systematic and addresses deficiencies within the partner institutions that are preventing disadvantaged students from succeeding academically, from progressing towards higher levels of education, and from achieving the bachelor’s degree.  The Activity includes three major components: 1) a professional development program focused on learner-centered pedagogy and academic and transfer advising, 2) curricular alignment between PCC and CSUP, and 3) a pre-teacher education initiative aimed at increasing the number of education majors in the transfer pipeline.	Colorado State University-Pueblo	Jeanelle Soto Quintana   719-549-3441  jeanelle.soto@pueblocc.edu
Focus Four Construction Hazards Safety and Health Training Program - Susan Harwood Department of Labor	This program is designed to promote safety and health while reducing injuries and fatalities on construction sites caused by falls, electrocution, caught-in and struck-by construction hazards. The program will target workers and supervisors of small and new businesses in the Pueblo Community College service area with a focus on those with non-English speaking, illiterate, and low literacy workers. Trainings will be delivered in English and Spanish and all training materials will be translated to Spanish. The training program will emphasize hands-on use and practice of safety procedures to reinforce the safety skills and information needed by the construction community.		Amanda Ackerman    719-549-163  amanda.ackerman@pueblocc.edu
PCC Oral Health Improvement Project-Colorado Health Foundation	PCC's Oral Health Improvement Program provides a full spectrum of dental services to low-income residents of Pueblo County while preparing and deploying dental health professionals throughout the region. The Dental Clinic will provide students with clinical rotations throughout the year. The clinic staff will work to educate the community on prevention mechanisms for children and adults. Likewise, the program will provide under-insured, uninsured, and others with better access to dental care.	Pueblo Coalition for the Medically Underserved, Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc.	Janet Trujillo 719-549-3263 janet.trujillo@pueblocc.edu
Pueblo Early Childhood Council	The efforts of PECC have been in place since 1998 and remain consistent concerning the development and implementation of a functional, effective, comprehensive system for delivering services that positively impact early childhood development and child outcomes. PECC was originally established to address the needs of the most vulnerable in Pueblo County, young children and their families. Since the implementation of PECC, our Council has progressively moved forward focusing on early childhood system building efforts on a local level.	School Districts 60 & 70, Pueblo Community College, Head Start, CSU Extension, Pueblo City County Health Dept., Spanish Peaks Mental Health, Colorado Bluesky, Ent., Catholic Charities, Private and non-profit centers, professional associations, licensing and Pueblo Dept. of Social Services	Cindy Bernal   719-549-3272  cindy.bernal@pueblocc.edu
CORRA - Qualistar Early Learning	Increased family access to child care options that meet family needs, Increased family knowledge of child care options and characteristics of high quality child care that meet family needs, increase quality of child care by delivery of quality improvement activities, improved stakeholder linkages, knowledge of child care issues, increased employer knowledge and support of child care and other work/family issues, improved child care policies,		Cindy Bernal  719-549-3272   cindy.bernal@pueblocc.edu
TRiO Student Support Services	This federally funded program serves those who are first-generation college students, low-income, and/or students with disabilities. PCC has had a Student Support Services grant for over 18 years. Students in the program receive academic, financial, career, educational, and personal counseling and they also participate in tutoring and mentoring programs. Monitoring and tracking measures have been implemented to ensure that the TRiO Student Support Services staff can intervene in necessary situations and prescribe new learning strategies to help participants remain in good academic standing.		Jamie Manzanares 719-549-3042 jamie.manzanares@pueblocc.edu
TRiO Upward Bound	This 100% federally funded grant project is designed to generate in program participants the skills necessary to complete a program of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. Services include academic tutoring, mentoring, success workshops, field trips, and cultural enrichment activities. Participants must meet both first-generation and federal income criteria in order to be eligible for the program.  Upward Bound has been a part of the PCC campus since 1987 and serves 58 students in Pueblo County.		Dan Tafoya 719-549-3245  dan.tafoya@pueblocc.edu
Bridge to Opportunity and Hope	PCC will form an interagency team to assist probationers with transition to college and career pathways. These students will participate in college prep work readiness programs before entering college. Participants will be assessed for career interests and receive counseling to include: filling out complex college entrance forms, financial aid packets, scholarships, test taking strategies in math and language skills, and career planning. The HOPE project will be designed to meet probationer needs in a highly personalized small classroom environment. A Navigator will be hired to serve as the advocate and be the connector between systems.	Pueblo Probation Department, 10th Judicial District, Pueblo Sherriff’s Office, Pueblo District Attorney’s Office, Pueblo Workforce Development Center, Pueblo Workforce Investment Board, Pueblo Intervention Inc., Pueblo Community College Foundation	John Rouse 719-549-3257 john.rouse@pueblocc.edu
United Way Community Impact Grant	Pueblo Community College’s Dental Improvement Project will target low-income, uninsured individuals in Pueblo County who require dental treatment, including cleanings, sealants, fillings, and limited extractions. An estimated 150 patients will be treated on two separate community days, plus an additional 10 patients will receive financial assistance to meet extensive dental needs. The Project has the potential to affect over 300 patients in Pueblo County with treatment alone, and an additional 200 people with educational materials and oral health care handouts.	Pueblo Community College Foundation	Emily Batson, DDS 549-3378 Emily.Batson@pueblocc.edu