Project Funding Agency Amount Project Period Grant Manager
Access and Equity in Dual Credit Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $100,000 7.1.2026-6.30.2027

Sharon Rainbolt
srainbolt@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-5720

Adult Education and Family Literacy (AEFL) Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $1,262,799 7.1.2026-6.30.2027 Megan Jones
mjones@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4109
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 $15,000 7.1.2026-6.30.2027 Noelia Ruiz
nruiz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 966-4664
Digital Instruction for Adult Education Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $25,000 1.1.2026-12.31.2026 Megan Jones
mjones@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4109
Education to Career Center Appropriation Grant Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) $750,000 7.1.2026-6.30.2027 Megan Jones
mjones@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4109
Gene Haas Foundation Post-Secondary CNC Education Scholarship Grant Gene Haas Foundation $19,500 7.1.2025-6.30.2027 Renee Skrabacz
rskrabacz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-3173
Innovative Bridge and Transitions (IBT) Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $140,853 1.1.2026-3.31.2027 Megan Jones
mjones@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-4109
Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $113,188 7.1.2026-6.30.2027 Megan Jones
mjones@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4109
Mental Health Early Action (MHEAC) on Campus Act Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $80,000 7.1.2026-6.30.2027 Dr. Lisa Richardson
lrichardson@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2389
Noncredit Strategies at Work (NSAW) Grant – CY26 Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $110,000 1.1.2026-12.31.2026 Suzanne Markin
smarkin@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4101
Nurse Educator Fellowship Program Grant Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) $10,000 1.1.2026-12.31.2026 Robert Cofield
rcofield@waubonsee.edu
630-466-3904
Perkins Post-Secondary Grant Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) $399,693 7.1.2026-6.30.2027 Dr. Alyson Gaspar
agaspar@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2846
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
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Grant Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) $158,000 1.1.2026-12.31.2026 Noelia Ruiz
nruiz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 966-4664
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Appropriation Grant #1 Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) $250,000 5.1.2025-6.30.2027 Noelia Ruiz
nruiz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 966-4664
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Appropriation Grant #2 Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) $200,000 1.1.2026-12.31.2026 Noelia Ruiz
nruiz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 966-4664
SparkForce Summer Manufacturing Camp Grant The FMA Foundation $2,000 1.1.2026-12.31.2026 Renee Skrabacz
rskrabacz@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-3173
Supporting Holistic Wellness for Student Parents Grant U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Congressional Community Project Funding – Congresswoman Underwood and Senator Duckworth) $450,000 10.1.2026-9.30.2034 Dr. Lisa Richardson
lrichardson@waubonsee.edu
(630) 466-2389
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 Adult Services Program Grant Kane County Office of Community Reinvestment (KCOCR) $500,000 7.1.2026-6.30.2027 Jennifer Lara
jlara1@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4176
WIOA Youth Services/Waubonsee Works Program Grant Kane County Office of Community Reinvestment (KCOCR) $437,510 7.1.2026-6.30.2027 Jennifer Lara
jlara1@waubonsee.edu
(630) 906-4176