Grants & Awards

Please visit our Grants & Awards Forms page for their corresponding application and instructions. Any questions can be directed to grantsawards@cca4us.org.

CCA believes that the work of our chapters and members is essential to the success of our association. As part of that, we encourage chapters to nominate their outstanding chapter members for CCA Awards. These awards include the We Honor Our Own (W.H.O.) Awards, the State W.H.O Award, the CCA Advocacy Award, and the Faculty Equity and Diversity Awards.


Faculty Equity and Diversity Awards

CCA is proud to have initiated its Faculty Equity and Diversity Awards for outstanding service on behalf of community college faculty.

The LGBTQ+ Award, in honor of David Sanchez, CTA’s first openly gay president, recognizes faculty who have supported, promoted and educated our community college family regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues.

The Ethnic Minority Award, in honor of Mary Ann Pacheco, a Hispanic professor at Rio Hondo College, is given to faculty who promote equal access and treatment for minorities on campus.

The Part-time Faculty Award in honor of David Milroy, another longtime faculty activist, is awarded to faculty who have worked to improve working conditions for part-time faculty.

Award winners are honored during CCA’s annual Spring Conference. Nominations may be by self-nomination, chapter nomination, or any member may nominate another member. The nominee must agree to be nominated.  The nomination form is available HERE.


Membership Development Grant

CCA offers Membership Development Grants up to $5,000 for Membership Specific Activities such as those listed in the form below.  Applications for this grant must be received prior to the event for which the chapter seeks reimbursement/funding.

Membership Development Grant proposals approved for 2021-2022

Chaffey College FA Fall 2021 Part-Time Membership Mail Campaign – Funded $1,360.07

Rio Hondo FA Fall 2021 Member Appreciation Event – Funded $562.50

Chaffey College FA Fall 2021 Part-Time Faculty Membership 101 Webinar – Funded $935.44

Butte College EA Spring 2022 Family Day – Funded $1,875

Coast CCA Spring 2022 Membership Event – Funded $3,878.67

Shasta College FA Spring 2022 FA Plant Sale Picnic ($300) – Proposal Approved

Chaffey FA Spring 2022 Full-Time Faculty Membership 101 Event – Funded $784.45

College of the Canyons FA Spring 2022 End-of-Year Celebration ($3,405) – Proposal Approved

Victor Valley FA Spring 2022 Bargaining Update Event – Funded $2,100

CEFA Rancho Santiago Spring 2022 Member Appreciation Luncheon – Funded $3606.45

San Bernardino CCD TA Spring 2022 Member Baseball Event – Funded $1,800

Mt. San Jacinto CFA Fall 2022 Membership Event ($5,000) – Proposal Approved

San Bernardino CCD TA Spring 2022 Part-Time Non-Member Outreach Event ($4,800) – Proposal Approved

San Bernardino CCD TA Spring 2022 Member Trivia Event ($1,110) – Proposal Approved

San Bernardino CCD TA Spring 2022 Non-Member Event ($5,000) – Proposal Approved

San Bernardino CCD TA Spring 2022 Member Event ($5,000) – Proposal Approved

San Bernardino CCD TA Spring 2022 Membership Drive ($3,432.40) – Proposal Approved

San Joaquin Delta CTA Fall 2022 Membership Luncheon ($5,000) – Proposal Approved

San Joaquin Delta CTA Fall 2022 Membership Solidarity Event ($5,000) – Proposal Approved

Rio Hondo College FA Fall 2022 Email Collection ($4,723.85) – Proposal Approved


Membership Development Grant proposals approved for 2020-2021 ($9,879.75):

Chaffey College FA – $1,102.71 for a Membership Drive (mail campaign)

College of the Canyons FA – $4,916.84 for Faculty Appreciation Boxes (COCFA branded webcam cover, mousepad, coaster, phone holder, microfiber cleaning cloth, pens, eco journal)

Mendocino Part Time FA – $3,235.20 for a Membership Appreciation Zoom Game Night

Rio Hondo College FA – $625 for a General Membership and Faculty Appreciation event

2019-2020 approved proposals ($11,533):

Chaffey College FA – $605 for PT recruitment mailing

College of the Desert FA – $1400 for a Flex-week member recruitment event

College of the Sequoias FA – $3528 for three events relating to member recruitment and development

Long Beach FT and CHI – $2000 each to the full-time and part-time units for membership recruitment, including hall walking

Mt. SAC FA – $2000 for a welcome event and information session for new full-time hires

Sierra College FA – $2000 apiece for Fall and Spring post-Janus member education and recruitment events


Innovative Grant Proposal Instructions

For 2021-2022, CCA offers Innovative Grants up to $5,000 for projects that support local chapter operations.  Applications for CCA Innovative Grants
must be submitted prior to the events for which the chapter seeks reimbursement.

Innovative Grant Proposal Instructions


CTA Institute for Teaching Grant

Information on CTA’s Institute for Teaching Grants