Perkins Grant Management

The Perkins Grant is a federal program that provides money for all Career & Technical Education programs offered at CCD.

The money given to Colorado is distributed through the Colorado Community College System office. All system office regulations and policies around the Perkins Grant are listed in the administrator’s handbook.

Current CCD Local Plan
This document outlines our one-year and five-year strategic goals.
Current CCD Projects
This document outlines our currently funded projects.

Here, we’ve defined the performance metrics used by the federal and state regulators.

Definitions
Technical Skill Attainment

Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators who completed an approved CTE program during the reporting year.

Denominator: Total CTE concentrators who completed an approved CTE reporting year.
Certificate or Degree

Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators who completed an approved CTE program during the reporting year.

Denominator: Total CTE concentrators in approved CTE program during the reporting year.
Student Retention

Numerator: Number of CTE participants within the current reporting year who were participants in postsecondary education in the previous year and did not earn a certificate or degree in the previous reporting year.

Denominator: Number of CTE participants in postsecondary education the previous reporting year who did not earn a certificate or degree in the previous reporting year.
Student Placement

Numerator: Number of previous-year CTE completers who were placed in employment, continuing education, or place in military service or apprenticeship program two quarters after the end of the academic reporting year.

Denominator: Number of previous-year CTE completers from the previous reporting year (excluding those unemployed not seeking employment).
Non-Traditional Participation

Numerator: Number of all enrolled CTE participants from underrepresented gender groups who participated in a program that leads to employment in non-traditional fields during the reporting year.

Denominator: Number of CTE participants who participated in a program that leads to employment in non-traditional fields during the reporting year.
Non-Traditional Completion

Numerator: Number of CTE completers from underrepresented gender groups who completed a program that leads to employment in non-traditional fields during the reporting year.

Denominator: Number of CTE completers who completed a program that leads to employment in non-traditional fields during the reporting year.

Items in bold font are the deadlines for action items, and work should be done ahead of time to ensure you can meet the deadline. Items not in bold font are for your knowledge and awareness.

January February March
Jan. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal First Week of February | Meeting for CCCS CTE program review First Week of March | Meeting for CCCS CTE program review
Jan. 15 | CCCS Perkins Voucher One Due Feb. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal Mar. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal
Last day of January | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager Feb. 10 | CTEP Gateway changes from the previous month’s ASC meeting are completed Mar. 10 | CTEP Gateway changes from the previous month’s ASC meeting are completed
Last Day of January | All Perkins Capital Expenses will have updated pricing submitted Third Week of February | Annual Spring CTE meeting Last Day of March | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager
All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt Last Day of February | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager All CTE credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt
  Last Day of February | All Perkins Capital Expense PRs are submitted  
  All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt  
April May June
Apr. 1 | Perkins indirect cost submission due First Week in May | Meeting with next year's CCCS CTE program review cohort June 5 | Time & Effort reports due to Fiscal
All Month | Physical Inventory of all Perkins equipment conducted First Week in May | Voting on Perkins Grant submissions June 10 | Perkins Grant is submitted. Parties have ten days to sign
First Week of April | Meeting for CCCS CTE program review May 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal June 20 | All signatures are inputted
Apr. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal May 15 | CCCS Perkins Voucher Two due Last Day in June | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager
Second Week in April | Annual CTE Grant Application Workshop Meeting Last Day in May | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager June 30 | Perkins grant due
Apr. 10 | CTEP Gateway changes from the previous month's ASC meeting are completed All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt
Last Day in April | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager    
All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt    
July August September
Perkins provisionally approved. Non-Captial expenses must be purchased before Oct. 31. Perkins provisionally approved. Non-Captial expenses must be purchased before Oct. 31. Perkins provisionally approved. Non-Captial expenses must be purchased before Oct. 31.
July 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal Aug. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal Sept. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal
Last Day in July | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager Second Week in August | Training on budget responsibility and changes in current year's administrative handbook Sept. 10 | All Program Review meeting invites sent to participants
July 31 | VE-135 Data on our post-secondary faculty due Aug. 20 | Schedule for all Perkins meetings for the year is sent out. Sept. 10 | CTEP Gateway changes from the previous month's ASC meeting are completed
All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt Last Day in August | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager Last Day in September | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager
  Aug. 31 | CCCS Perkins Vouchers Three & Four due All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt
  All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt  
October November December
Perkins provisionally approved. Non-Captial expenses must be purchased before Oct. 31. Nov. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal Dec. 3 | All Perkins Capital Purchasers will be told to update their purchasing price
Oct. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal Nov. 10 | CTEP Gateway changes from the previous month's ASC meeting are completed Dec. 5 | Time & Effort Reports due to Fiscal
Second Week in October | Fall CTE Perkins meeting Last Day in November | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager Dec. 10 | CTEP Gateway changes from the previous month's ASC meeting are completed
Oct. 10 | CTEP Gateway changes from the previous month's ASC meeting are completed All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt Last Day in December | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager
Last Day in October | All Perkins Time & Effort Reports are due to the CTE Manager   All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt
All CTE Credentials will be completed within 60 days of receipt