The Employee Development Fund was created for employees by employees to provide opportunities, promote fellowship
and fun, and enhance our everyday work life.
Fall 2019 applications due before 5:00PM on
Friday, November 8, 2019
Purpose:
To provide funding for professional development projects that benefit the professional development of Lansing
Community College.
Qualifications: (updated 2/26/19) All applicants must:
1. Be an LCC employee and EDF member for at least 6 months.
2. Applications must be completed in full and include: Plan ahead! Applications without valid signatures will be
disqualified.
o Summary of proposal objectives
o Timeline of proposal with dates and designated ending time.
o Provide an itemized budget that details costs. (Meals/Food/Per Diem must not be included).
o Proposal outcomes must be detailed and show benefit to EDF member and/or the College.
o Support for proposal must be signed by Immediate Supervisor and Appropriate ELT Member.
3. Must not have received an EDF grant in the past fiscal year.
4. Provide a final report to the EDF Committee within 90 days of designated end date, with a presentation to the
Committee as a whole is preferred.
Guidelines (updated 2/26/19)
• Maximum amount awarded is $2,000.
• Grant does not cover: meal, per diem, wages, postsecondary degrees, work conducted during or for Sabbaticals,
projects deemed by EDF Committee to be appropriately funded by the College, reimbursement for projects that
have already occurred.
• If proposal benefits multiple employees, all employees of proposal must be qualified EDF members.
• Once submitted, no changes can be made unless requested by the EDF committee for clarification.
The EDF Committee reserves the right to:
• Fund portions of proposals requested.
• Prioritize all grants for funding purposes.
• Cancel an award after 30 days of proposal end date.
• Have grant recipients promote EDF memberships at funded projects or other EDF sponsored events.
Application Criteria
Summarize the proposal with A) program objectives, B) timeline, and C) outcomes. Provide an itemized budget
explaining how your grant amount will be used and how any additional funds will be provided if necessary. Attempts at
funding through college budgets or HR are encouraged and should be documented. Explain project benefits by
addressing how this enhances professional development, how this benefits the college community, and the innovation of
the project. Be sure to provide a full plan for how you plan to share the benefits of your program with the college.
Contact the Foundation Office at 483-1985 with any questions.
Email, Deliver, or Mail the application to:
