Perkins
The Career Education and Workforce Development Department manages the SDCCD annual Perkins funds – the leading national funding available for career and technical education programs with the express goal of providing individuals with the academic and technical knowledge and skills they need to prepare for careers in current or emerging employment sectors.
This page provides resources for San Diego City, Mesa, Miramar, and Continuing Education regarding Perkins funding.
Contacts
City College: Dean Jesse Lopez
Mesa College: Dean Cassandra Storey
Miramar College: Dean Claudia Estrada Howell
San Diego College of Continuing Education: Dean Andrei Lucas
Perkins 1-C
- SDCCD Handbook for Perkins V - Last updated April 2025
- Reporting schedule
- Dashboards
Application Steps for 2025-26
In 2025-26, in consultation with the Perkins leads, SDCCD will explore using Canvas to facilitate the Perkins Application process for each college.
Application Components Summary
References
- New Perkins Criteria - CCCCO Memo (March 2024)
- SDCCD Dashboard - provides insight into eligibility of SDCCD CTE TOP6 program areas, by college
- Perkins Core Indicator Dashboard
- Current Districtwide CLNA - all funding decisions must be tied to the current CLNA
- Perkins V Required Uses Guidance
Time and Effort
Salaried positions funded wholly or in part by Perkins 1C must report their time on tasks monthly, which should be aligned with the Perkins application and CLNA. Time and Effort resources to reference:
- Time and Effort Uniform Grant Guidance CFR 200.430
- Time and Effort SDCCD Guidance for Reporting
- Time and Effort SDCCD Reporting Template
Quarterly Reporting
- Quarterly Reporting Worksheet - quarterly worksheet includes required narrative questions for NOVA reporting (progress on core indicators). In addition to the quarterly reporting worksheet, each institution provides quarterly activity notes for each program funded through perkins. These will be held on file for audit purposes. No required format.
- Final Report
There are two parts to Perkins 1C Final Reporting
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- Final Narrative Response for Accomplishments (will include similar questions to quarterly reporting, see above for worksheet).
- Program Activity Outcomes: Each program/across program funded by Perkins 1C must complete a final Program Activity Outcomes worksheet.
- Travel
- Out of State Travel Request Form - Revised form as of December 2023
- See handbook for guidance on out-of-state travel
Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) - Perkins 1-C
Resources for CLNA:
- Districtwide CLNA Reporting Guide
- Districtwide CLNA Worksheet Packet:
- SDCCD Strategic Plan 2023-2030
- SDCCD Perkins Core Indicators Dashboard
- Comprehensive Regional Needs Assessment: 2023
Annual Summary Reports
High level summaries of the use of Career Education designated Perkins Funds: