In the Know with ACCT

Need to Know: Experimental Sites Initiative & Federal Work Study

Learn more about the U.S. Department of Education’s experimental site initiatives on Federal Work Study and Second Chance Pell and how your institution may participate.

Need to Know: Budget and Appropriations

What is the difference between the budget process and appropriations? In this episode of Need to Know, Allison Beer and Jennifer Stiddard explain the current federal higher education appropriations process and proposals for funding increases.

For more information, visit acct.org and now.acct.org. 

Episode 40: Season 2 Finale

In this episode, Jacob Bray closes season 2 with information about the summer schedule, and the 2019 Congress and GLI's.  Stayed tuned for Need To Know episodes from Allison Beer and Jennifer Stiddard over the summer.  We'll be back with regularly scheduled episodes in September. Thank you all for your continued support, and remember to contact us with ideas for future episodes.

Sincerely,

The ACCT Podcast Team

 

Episode 39: National Endowment for the Humanities Community Colleges Grant

This episode of In The Know is about the value of humanities in a community college education. Director of Strategic Communications David Conner and Associate Writer Jacob Bray interview Julia Nguyen, Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Julia oversees the Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges Grants.

For more information about the grant, which Julia encourages all community colleges to apply for, visit https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-initiatives-community-colleges.

Need to Know: Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)

In this episode of Need to Know, Allison Beer and Jennifer Stiddard discuss child care for community college students and resources for colleges to offer programs. Listen to learn about this year's application for the federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant program.