Grants Received

Grantsmanship within the Enrollment Management Division at Lehman College has played a pivotal role in advancing student success, equity, and access through a diverse portfolio of externally funded initiatives. Since 2018, the division has secured over $3 million in competitive grants. These grants have supported a wide range of innovative programs, all aimed at improving college readiness, retention, and degree completion for historically underserved student populations. The division’s strategic focus on equity, technology, and re-engagement has positioned Lehman College as a leader in enrollment innovation.

 

2025

  • TRIO Program, US Department of Education, $557,000.
  • “Credit for Prior Learning Equity Initiative: Awarding CPL for creditworthy high school experiences.”, Pinkerton Foundation, $114,000.
  • “Learning Recovery”, The Robinhood Foundation, $600,000.
  • “Lehman Reconnect” funded by New York City Council via the CUNY Office of Enrollment Management, $75,000.

2024

  • CUNY Financial Aid Funding (CUNYFAST), Petrie Foundation via the CUNY Office of Enrollment Management, $53,000.
  • CUNY Conversion funded by the CUNY Office of Enrollment Management for $74,000.
  • "Learning Recovery”, Robinhood Foundation for $500,000.
  • "Summer Youth Credit for Prior Learning Initiative” funded by the Pinkerton Foundation for$20,000.
  • "Lehman Reconnect” funded by New York City Council via the CUNY Office of Enrollment Management, $75,000.

2023

  • “Equity in Scheduling Initiative”, The American Association of State Colleges and Universities, $11,500.
  • “Summer Youth Credit for Prior Learning Initiative”, The Pinkerton Foundation, $10,000.

2022

  • “Learning Recovery”, The Robinhood Foundation, $340,000.
  • “Return to Learning”, The Petrie Foundation, $120,000.
  • “Listening to students: Understanding how new-majority students engage with degree-planning technologies.”, The Gates Foundation, $20,000.
  • “Summer Youth Credit for Prior Learning Initiative”, The Pinkerton Foundation, $10,000.

2021

  • ACT – Articulation of Credit Transfer, The Heckscher Foundation, $180,000.
  • “Tuition Assistance Programs Awareness Plan (TAPAP)”, College Completion Initiative Fund: Graduate NYC Program, $196,000.

2020

  • “Flipped Approach to Academic Advising”, University Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Lucinda Zoe via Complete College America, $98,000.
  • “C.A.R.A. Peer Mentoring Program Grant”, The Petrie Foundation for $14,000.

2019

  • “Race to the Finish Line: Senior Success Initiative”, The College Completion Innovation Fund (CCIF), $192,948.

2018

  • “Helping Every Lehman Prospect (H.E.L.P.) Program”, CUNY Office of K-16 Initiatives, $22,500.
  • “College Now Senior Celebration”, CUNY Office of K-16 Initiatives, $12,500