FOA-Limited
Submission – CORRECTION – The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education –
Summer Bridge Program Grants – NO INTERNAL COMPETITION; April 16,
2021
Purpose: The Kentucky Council
on Postsecondary Education (CPE) is soliciting proposals from Kentucky’s public
universities, the 16 Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
campuses, and the member institutions of the Association of Independent
Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) to support summer bridge programs
focused on improving college preparation and retention. These funds are made
available to support new and/or existing efforts or expand the depth and scope
of summer bridge program implementation efforts currently supported across the
state targeted at Kentucky high school students who graduated in spring 2020 or
are graduating in spring 2021.
Funding
is available from the CPE through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief
(GEER) Fund program to prevent, prepare for and respond to the novel
coronavirus. The priority must be to provide the academic supports necessary to
improve college success and completion rates through summer bridge
programming.
Campuses
are invited to submit proposals to develop or expand summer
bridge programming with the intent of increasing college-going,
improving first year performance, and encouraging first to second year
retention. The proposal, not to exceed five pages, shall demonstrate a
commitment by the institution to:
1)
Promote
college and career readiness skills, academic skills, social and
emotional
2)
resources,
and advising for incoming college freshmen or sophomores needed
to
3)
succeed in a college
environment.
4)
Focus
on promoting face-to-face student transition-related support and awareness
of
5)
financial opportunities over one to
six weeks.
6)
Offer
near-peer support by using student staff/volunteers.
7)
Highlight
employability skills, in demand careers and financial aid
resources.
8)
Afford
students access to accelerated academic coursework.
9)
Use
diverse partners such as employers, faculty, alumni, local two-year degree
and
10)
certificate institutions and
community-based organizations.
11)
Commit
to ongoing support and incentives for participating
students.
Funding
Amount/ Project Period: $100,000
for 6 months
Link
to Funding Opportunity
Announcement
Institutional
Limit: 1
NO
INTERNAL COMPETITION: The
University of Kentucky (UK) will adopt a centrally
coordinated approach through the UK Vice President for Student Success and the
UK Provost. Faculty members who wish to suggest specific areas for consideration
in the proposal should send an email to both Associate Provost Kathi
Kern (kern@uky.edu)
and Vice President Kirsten Turner (Kirsten.Turner@uky.edu).
Agency
Deadline: April
16, 2021