AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE APPLICATION GRIC 2017.PDF

Last updated: 01/25/2017
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General information
Organization American Indian College
Contact First name Karen
Contact Last name Bramble
Contact e-mail kbramble@SAGU.edu
Contact phone number 602 944-3335 X237
Address
Street 10020 N. 15th Ave
City Phoenix
State AZ
ZIP Code 85021
From what tribe is the organization requesting the grant?
Gila River Indian Community
Total grant amount request
150,000.00
The Gila River Indian Community offers multi-year awards. If your organization is
requesting a multi-year grant for this project or program from the Gila River
Indian Community, enter the amount to be requested each year.
Amount
50,000.00
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Year 1 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 2 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 40,000.00
Year 3 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 30,000.00
Year 4 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 20,000.00
Year 5 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 10,000.00
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Gila River Indian Community Grant Application
Grant Cycle 2017
Cover Sheet
Municipality Information
1. Date of Application: 3/7/2017 (NOTE: Click or use up/down arrow keys to move among fields)
2. Name of City, Town or County: Maricopa County
3. Mayor (City or Town) or Board of Supervisor’s Chairman (County): Denny Barney, Chairman
4. Mailing Address: 301 W Jefferson 10th Floor
5. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85003
6. Acknowledgement of Submission by Authorized Municipality Representative:
Typed Name/Title: Melody Henderson, Administrative Coordinator Signature:
Applicant Information
7. Department/Organization Name: American Indian College
8. Is this a 501c non-profit Organization? No Yes If yes, attach IRS Determination Letter
9. Application Contact Person: Karen Bramble Title: Assistant to the President
10. Phone Number: 602 944-3335
11. Mailing Address: 10020 N 15th Ave
12. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85021
13. Email Address: kbramble@sagu.edu Website Address: www.aicag.edu
Project Information
14. Project Name: Help Us Gain Success
15. Purpose of Grant: Learning Center for Struggling College Students
16. Priority Funding Area Education
17. Annual amount requested $50,000
18. Number of years that funding is 5
requested
19. Total amount requested (annual $150,000
amount x number of years)
20. Has your organization received past No
funding from GRIC? If yes, list each year
and amount
21. Geographic area served State of Arizona
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Data Entry Receipt Evaluation
Outcome  Approval Recommended/Amount $  Denial

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Narrative
Please structure your proposal to provide the following information in the order indicated. Provide the narrative
in paragraph form in the text field provided. Please be thorough but strive for brevity.
1. Briefly describe the organization’s history, mission and goals.
1. Briefly describe the organization’s mission, history and goals
The mission of American Indian College (AIC) is to equip students to impact communities and society in general
through their career aspirations and through their Christian faith. AIC was founded in 1957 by missionary Alta
Washburn as a ministry training school to prepare young people to serve their communities in their chosen fields.
Over the years the College added additional programs beyond ministry training, including degrees in Business
and Elementary Education. AIC has become an extension site of Southwestern Assemblies of God University
(SAGU). With respect to outcomes AIC has a record of performance that outpaces all other colleges serving
Native American students.
For example,
• AIC has consistently ranked at the top in both retention and graduation rates for all schools across the
United States serving Native American students. None of the other such schools are private, but rely
heavily on the federal government for operational support.
• Graduates of AIC’s elementary education program have the highest state certification pass rate (93%)
for all colleges serving at risk students that offer elementary education degrees.
• Over 60 AIC graduates are currently serving as elementary school teachers and several are school
administrators, including Dr. Debi Tom who serves as supervisor of elementary schools for a large school
district in New Mexico.
AIC has a rich tradition of educating students who are equipped to revitalize their communities economically,
socially, and spiritually and AIC’s goals are to continue and improve on this tradition.
2. If the applying organization is non-municipal or a non-profit 501c, please describe your relationship with
Arizona municipalities including past and present support, whether it be through partnerships,
collaborations, in-kind contributions, grants, tax-based funding or other. Describe the supporting
municipality’s role in this project. If the applying organization is a municipality governmental sub-
division please enter the text “Not applicable.”
Not Applicable
3. Describe the proposed project and planned goals and activities.
It is our goal to increase the retention of our students through to graduation. Even though we are at the top in
terms of graduation rate for all schools serving primarily Native American students we believe we can do even
better. Moving forward as an extension site of SAGU we see the need to provide a Learning Center to increase
our students’ academic success which will enable more students to remain in school and graduate.

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4. Describe how the proposed project satisfies one or more of the priority funding areas identified by the
Gila River Indian Community.
This project matches one of the programs/projects listed under Education. These funding areas are tutoring and
hands-on Providing the Learning Center will enhance the general knowledge of participants and promote life-
long learning. The Learning Center will also provide Academic Accountability for each student.
5. Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people to be served by
the project.
The problems being addressed are the need for tutoring and hands-on learning. Many of our students come to
us at risk academically. With tutoring available these students are able to overcome their academic deficiencies
and obtain at minimum an Associate’s Degree. Many of them go on to earn Bachelor’s Degrees and several go
on to graduate school and obtain higher degrees. The need for a fulltime staff person to administer this program
is critical. There is also the need for support personnel to assist with the program. We currently have two
computer labs for student use.
6. Define the project as a new or continuing program.
This project would bolster programs already in place and significantly increase our ability to serve our students
adequately. There have been tutors available on a limited basis as volunteers in the past, but we are seeing the
need for a fulltime staff person and support personnel for the Learning Center.
7. Provide a brief timeline including start and finish dates. Indicate if the timeline is flexible.
We are projecting this project to begin in the Fall 2017 semester and conclude in the Fall 2022. This timeline
could be flexible if necessary. Year 1 would have the greatest immediate impact as it would allow us to begin
offering the Learning Center.
8. Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their roles.
There are no other organizations or partners for this project per se. The College is supported monthly by
individuals, churches and businesses. Their support is critical for our operating expenses, and though it is
growing modestly it is not sufficient to accomplish our goal of graduating our student’s debt free at this time.
Overall, student generated income (tuition/fees and room and board) represents only about half of our total
revenue while the rest is provided by donors and contributed services. We receive no government funds for
operational purposes.
9. Would you be able to implement the proposed plan if your organization received partial funding for this
project?

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With partial funding we could accomplish the project to a lesser degree than with full funding. Whatever amount
of funding received will be used to partially complete the proposed project and we will have to redefine our
priorities.
10. Describe your plan for project sustainability beyond the grant period. If this is a program/project
previously funded by the Gila River Indian Community describe efforts made towards the previously
described sustainability plan.
The budget being submitted with this request will show a diminishing budget over the 5-year period. The largest
amount requested will be in year 1 and reduced each year until the end of the 5 years. In year 4 we envision
that the project will become sustained and fully funded by the College.
11. Describe your plan to document progress and results.
Progress and results will be documented by monitoring the retention rate, graduation rate and the pass/fail rate
of our students.
12. Indicate any application to and/or awards made by a tribe other than the Gila River Indian Community
for state shared revenues for this and any other project for the past five (5) years. If this information is
included in a separate attachment, please indicate that here.
No other funding is being received at this time through the state shared revenues for this or any other project.
However, we are applying to the Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation for revenue sharing funds to apply toward
revamping our technology structure here at American Indian College. That request in no way duplicates anything
being requested in this application. We are also requesting funds for specific projects outside of the Revenue
Sharing Program.

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Project Budget
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Year 1 Year 2 SAGU/AIC Year 3 SAGU/AIC Year 4 SAGU/AIC Year 5 SAGU/AIC
Education Lab FTE 1.0 $40,000.00 $30,000.00 $10,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $10,000.00 $30,000.00 $0.00 $40,000.00
Support Staff $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00
Total $50,000.00 $40,000.00 $10,000.00 $30,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $30,000.00 $10,000.00 $40,000.00