Community Colleges Eligible for Excellence Awards

Posted by on June 6, 2003

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

Deadline: August 1, 2003

Innovative community colleges are invited to apply for the 2004 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Awards (http://www.metlife.org). The awards will recognize colleges that are breaking ground in helping underserved youth and adults succeed in postsecondary education. Two winning colleges will each receive a $30,000 award and national recognition.

Administered by Jobs for the Future(http://www.jff.org/jff/), the awards community colleges that make significant institutional commitments to helping first-time college students, new immigrants, working adults, welfare recipients, high school dropouts, and others with limited college experience and success prepare for further education or for a family-supporting career.

Any accredited public community college can apply. Applications are especially encouraged from colleges that have made an institutional commitment at the highest level to improve services for harder-to-serve youth and economically disadvantaged adults in their regions.

Complete program guidelines and application forms are available at the Jobs for the Future Web site.

RFP Link:
http://www.jff.org/jff/approaches/youthtrans/showcase/CCExcellence.html.