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