Project Funding Agency Amount Project Period Grant Manager
Adult Education and Family Literacy (AEFL)  Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $1,236,641 7.1.2025-6.30.2026 Adam Schauer
aschauer@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4110
Advanced Technical Education (ATE) Grant National Science Foundation (NSF) $350,000 7.1.2024-6.30.2027

Dr. Sheela Vemu
svemu@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2581

Dr. Nancy Christensen
nchristensen@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2472

CIBC Foundation Grant: Waubonsee SBDC Support Grant CIBC Bank $7,500 7.1.2025-6.30.2026 Noelia Ruiz
nruiz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4664
City of Aurora: Quality of Life Grant - CY25 City of Aurora $10,000 1.1.2025-12.31.2025 Adam Schauer
aschauer@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4110
Digital Instruction for Adult Education Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $59,850 1.1.2025-12.31.2025 Adam Schauer
aschauer@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4110
Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) TBD 7.1.2025-6.30.2026 Adam Schauer
aschauer@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4110
Mental Health Early Action (MHEAC) on Campus Act Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) TBD 7.1.2025-6.30.2026 Adam Schauer
aschauer@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4110
Noncredit Workforce Training Initiative Grant - CY25 Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $105,000 1.1.2025-12.31.2025 Suzanne Markin smarkin@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4101
Nurse Educator Fellowship Program Grant Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) $10,000 1.1.2025-12.31.2025 Dr. Mary Beth Hutches
mhutches@waubonsee.edu
630.870.3903
Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare (PATH) Workforce Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $387,449 7.1.2025-6.30.2026 Robert Cofield rcofield@waubonsee.edu
(630) 870-3904
Perkins Post-Secondary Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $351,236 7.1.2025-6.30.2026 Dr. Alyson Gaspar
agaspar@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2846
Rev Up EV Community College Initiative – Round 2 Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $525,000 7.1.2024-12.31.2025 Ne'Keisha Stepney
nstepney@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2966
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Grant National Science Foundation (NSF) $228,839 4.1.2022-3.31.2027 Dr. Chassie Sherretz
csherretz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-5757
Scaling and Assessing Developmental Education Reform Act (DERA) Project Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $46,500 1.1.2025-12.31.2025 Dr. Stacey Randall
srandall@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2897
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Grant Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) $188,000 1.1.2025-12.31.2025 Noelia Ruiz
nruiz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4664
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Appropriation Grant Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) $250,000 5.1.2025-6.30.2026 Noelia Ruiz
nruiz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4664
Title V: Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant U.S. Department of Education $3,000,000 10.1.2020-9.30.2025 Dr. Stacey Randall
srandall@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2897
TRIO Upward Bound Grant (EAHS) U.S. Department of Education $1,488,005 9.1.2022-8.31.2027 Dr. Robert Cook
rcook@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-6800
TRIO Upward Bound Grant (WAHS) U.S. Department of Education $1,488,005 9.1.2022-8.31.2027 Dr. Robert Cook
rcook@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-6800
WIOA Youth Services/ Waubonsee Works Program Grant Kane County Office of Community Reinvestment (KCOCR) $406,000 7.1.2025-6.30.2026 Jennifer Lara
jlara1@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4176