{"id":555,"date":"2018-12-07T20:03:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accinsweb8366.wpenginepowered.com\/tled\/?page_id=555"},"modified":"2025-05-08T17:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T22:26:09","slug":"innovation-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/tled\/faculty-support\/fellowships-and-funding\/innovation-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) provides funds to individual faculty, groups of faculty, and professional-technical staff for projects that focus on enhancing the learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>There are two criteria all proposals must meet in order to be considered for an Innovation Grant:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>The project must focus on enhancing the learning environment for students.<\/li>\n<li>The project must propose to do something new or in a new way.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout secondary\">For any questions about the Innovation Grants process, please contact:<br \/>\nSara Schulz<br \/>\nManager, Academic Technology Projects<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sara.schulz@austincc.edu\">sara.schulz@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/form.asana.com\/?k=115gIjWDqB4IsgS_mukHvw&amp;d=88303944259432\">Request Discovery Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) provides funds to individual faculty, groups of faculty, and professional-technical staff for projects that focus on enhancing the learning environment. There are two criteria all proposals must meet in order to be considered for an Innovation Grant: The project must focus on enhancing the learning environment for students. 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3 months before applying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Application<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Make a copy of and complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1f7JEJ9x0NYw93b6SdkEHWay06bassd-iNhmuNHKiWDk\/copy\">Innovation Grant Application<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Make a copy of and complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/u\/0\/d\/1zV49te17PRnHyDaXHLzmpvVy53Z_frjdR5_-Cq_6MxM\/copy\">Innovation Grant Budget Submission document<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Request a letter of support from your supervisor **other request letters are optional**<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/RbWw3eAaxEoa7MkB7\">Submit your application documents through the online form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">2-3 months before the desired project start date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Award<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive an award letter or feedback on our application so that you can resubmit in the future.<\/li>\n<li>Meet with your TLED team to discuss project details and support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">2-4 weeks after submitting application documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Implementation and Reporting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Work with your project team to execute your grant project<\/li>\n<li>Complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1guwCB-0j2k3ZmCdBBwBFhF4X2cD3H2LOZLEfHIg5LUc\/copy\">Innovation Grant Progress Report every semester<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XN-MPhcMm-_nq9pQPHZJFpvwWsrVP3wL5BxZX7Fn-6E\/copy\">Innovation Grant Final Evaluation Document<\/a> at the end of your grant period.<\/li>\n<li>Submit a white paper, article, research summary, or digital project about your work to be shared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tled.austincc.edu\/faculty-support\/fellowships-and-funding\/innovation-grant\/\">Innovation Grant Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">1 semester to 2 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Final Reporting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XN-MPhcMm-_nq9pQPHZJFpvwWsrVP3wL5BxZX7Fn-6E\/copy\">Innovation Grant Final Evaluation Document <\/a>at the end of your grant period.<\/li>\n<li>Submit a white paper, article, research summary, or digital project about your work to be shared on the <a style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/tled.austincc.edu\/faculty-support\/fellowships-and-funding\/innovation-grant\/\">Innovation Grant website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Final Month of Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","background":"No Background","background_color":"#f2f2f2","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","size":["Wide"],"id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"","column_1":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Sample Applications<\/h2>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#f2f2f2","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","size":["Wide"],"id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"","column_1":"<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> STEAM Student Research Showcase. 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