The College has established the BIPOC Ranked Faculty Development Grant to support the development of BIPOC ranked faculty as instructors and professionals in their disciplines. The biannual grant is intended to provide funding to support the awardees in the inception, development, or completion of projects, training, and/or scholarship that furthers their professional, creative, and/or career aspirations.

In conjunction with CCA’s BIPOC Adjunct Faculty Development Grant, the BIPOC* Ranked Faculty Development Grant** contributes to the collective strategic goal of cultivating a diverse range of creative voices in our classrooms and studios while recognizing the significant, intersectional inequities faced by faculty who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in advancing their practices and professional careers.

BIPOC-identifying ranked renewable, tenure track, and tenured faculty currently teaching at the College are eligible to apply for the BIPOC Ranked Faculty Development Grant. 

BIPOC Ranked Faculty are eligible to receive funding through this grant once every four years.

Note: While CCA is committed to supporting diverse faculty in many areas (gender, LGBTQIA+, ability, nationality or otherwise), we have made the decision in partnership with our adjunct faculty union to focus this development grant on racial and ethnic diversity.

You can access the application form here.

Applications are due by February 4, 2024 at midnight.

Grants are awarded only for reimbursable expenses for the specific proposal requested; if the proposed activity changes after receiving the award, the faculty member must contact the awarding body for approval and instructions prior to revising plans.

Possible uses of the funds may include:

• Artistic and/or scholarly practice;
• Courses or trainings;
• Travel to a conference, training, exhibition, or workshop;
• Registration fees for a conference, workshop, etc.;
• Curricular development expenses;
• Personal expenses in order to participate in activities listed above;
• Subscription or access costs related to creative and/or scholarly practice;
• Production or materials costs related to creative and/or scholarly practice;
• Payment for services related to creative and/or scholarly practice; etc.

The BIPOC Ranked Faculty Development Grant provides funding for two $2,500 grants biannually.

Grantees may begin spending against the reimbursable grant amount awarded immediately after receiving their award letter. Expenses will be reimbursed by CCA's Business Office (BSO) on the pay cycle following receipt submission and approval.

• Clarity of statement of purpose and relevance to professional practice, teaching excellence, or program needs (scale score)
• Appropriate and detailed budget with evidence (yes or no)
• Next APT submission deadline is within next 18 months (yes or no)
• Support of chair (yes or no)
• Recentness of other CCA funding (scale score)
• Diversity of proposals across divisions and faculty rank/status

The College is committed to identifying additional resources and opportunities to support BIPOC faculty development.

Grantees must submit a summary report of the project and original receipts (not copies) of expenses for reimbursement by the corresponding deadline. In some cases, we appreciate faculty members' willingness to share experiences with members of the college by invitation of the committee.

Applicants are reminded to review the CCA Academic Policy regarding absences from teaching, and are advised to make appropriate arrangements should the award result in absence from class.

If you have questions regarding this grant or application process, please reach out to academicaffairs@cca.edu.

*BIPOC - BIPOC is a term specific to the United States, and intended to center the historical and persistent experiences of Black and Indigenous groups and demonstrate solidarity between communities of color. For the purposes of this grant, BIPOC refers to anyone teaching in the US context whose identities and experiences are negatively racialized (and therefore who are disenfranchised) within established systems and structures of power.

**Faculty Development Grant - Faculty development grants at CCA are intended to support faculty in their growth as instructors and professionals in their fields.