LBCC Grants

The Long Beach City College Foundation provides financial support to faculty, staff, and programs that support students. The Foundation grant program provides funding for projects which are innovative, make an impact, and serve the needs of the college community. Special consideration is given to projects that include matching funds.

A grant will be considered between $500 and $5000 (maximum). For grants over $2500, submissions in conjunction with at least two Department Heads are preferred and for grants of $5,000, it is highly suggested to be in conjunction with at least two School Deans. 

Funds will be disbursed after July 1^st, 2025 into LBCC Foundation department accounts, as designated on the application.

Grant awardees are required to sign an agreement for funds which will be provided once the awardee is notified of their selection. Grant awardees are also expected to provide a written summary of the program’s impact by the end of the academic year. We also require a minimum of five (5) photographs or videos of the program or project funded to use in our own marketing. Please provide these to the Marketing Manager at jmouloudi@lbcc.edu with your grant name in the email subject line.

Any Long Beach City College faculty member, staff member, or administrator is eligible to receive a grant 2 years in a row, however after the 2-year period, they must take 1 year off from applying.

• If a grant was received the previous year, an evaluation of that project must be submitted with the current application in order for a current submission to be considered.
• In order to assist as many areas of the college as possible, multiple submissions from one department/area are discouraged.
• Associated Student Body campus clubs are not eligible for Foundation grants and are encouraged to apply for grants provided by the ASB grant process.

To be considered, all applications must be submitted on the provided fillable form and sent electronically to the Foundation Office by Monday, March 31, 2025. No late submissions will be accepted.

The criteria that the grants committee will use when considering each application include:

1. College Mission – Is the project consistent with the college mission?
2. Need – Why is this project needed?  To what degree will the project serve the LBCC population?
3. Innovation – Will the project encourage new, imaginative, creative, exciting ideas?
4. Impact – Will the project be viewed as a meaningful expenditure of Foundations funds?  Does the project promote and enhance the reputation of the college in the broader community?
5. Enhance – Will the project be enhanced by additional funds from other funding sources?  If the project is over $1,000, we encourage you to get matching funds and name your source in your application.
6. Project Schedule – Can the activities included in the project realistically be completed?
7. Budget Detail – Are the expenditures realistic and an appropriate use of Foundation funds?

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Charla Nuñez in the Foundation Office at c2nunez@lbcc.edu or (562) 938-4303.