APPLY FOR THE COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION BENCHMARK GRANT
- 2021 Budget Template for the Grant Application
- Check out Melissa Marscin’s Weekly Guide to filling out the grant application.
The Collision Repair Education Foundation Benchmark Grant debuted in 2009 as the “Ultimate Collision Education Makeover” grant when Steel Center Area Vocational Technical School (Jefferson Hills, PA) was chosen as the recipient of the award. In 2010, the award went to Bridgerland Applied Technology College (Logan, UT), in 2011, Applied Technology Center (Rock Hill, SC), in 2012, Nichols Career Center (Jefferson City, MO) and Manhattan Area Technical College (Manhattan, KS), in 2013, Saginaw Career Center (Saginaw, MI), Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove, IL), Contra Costa Community College (San Pablo, CA), and Maxwell High School of Technology (Lawrenceville, GA), and in 2014, Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School (Jamaica, NY) and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (Lancaster, PA), and in 2015, East Valley Institute of Technology (Mesa, AZ), Saint Cloud Community and Technical College (St. Cloud, MN), Athens Technical College (Athens, GA) and Texas State Technical College (Waco, TX).
As an added benefit to the grant, the schools that applied for the grant who didn’t win still benefited from the Benchmark grant program by receiving various supplies, tools, and equipment.
The goal of the Benchmark grants is to honor schools that have been doing an outstanding job in educating students in collision repair, but needs some financial assistance to improve their program’s teaching materials and equipment. With strained school budgets, we are honored to have the opportunity to bridge the program’s financial gap and to make a difference in the lives of the students studying collision repair.
Although it may seem like this application requires a great deal of information, the attachments are meant to give the Education Foundation a full and complete picture of what applying collision programs looks like and its future potential. With so many collision schools that deserve this award, we want to ensure each school is able to put forth the best application possible.
The winners are selected by a selection committee composed of members of the Education Foundation Board of Trustees and the winners are announced at SEMA.
What does your collision program need for a “makeover”?
2021 Benchmark Grant Applicant Schools
Earnest Pruett Center of Technology (Hollywood, AL)
West-MEC (Phoenix, AZ)
East Valley Institute of Technology (Mesa, AZ)
Gateway Community College Central City Campus (Phoenix, AZ)
Livermore High School (Livermore, CA)
American River College (Sacramento, CA)
Dos Palos High School (Dos Palos, CA)
Contra Costa College (San Pablo, CA)
Morgan Community College (Ft. Morgan, CO)
Warren Tech (Lakewood, CO)
Aims Community College Automotive Programs (Windsor, CO)
Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark, DE)
Lake Technical College (Eustis, FL)
Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL)
Seminole High School (Sanford, FL)
Sheridan Technical College (Hollywood, FL)
Lorenzo Walker Technical College (Naples, FL)
Maxwell High School of Technology (Lawrenceville, GA)
North Georgia Technical College (Clarkesville, GA)
Athens Technical College (Athens, GA)
Etowah High School (Woodstock, GA)
Chattahoochee Technical College (Jasper, GA)
Paulding County High School (Dallas, GA)
North Idaho College (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
Kootenai Technical Education Campus (Rathdrum, ID)
Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)
Dennis Technical Education Center (Boise, ID)
Thornton Fractional H.S. Center for Academics & Technology (Calumet City, IL)
Kennedy King College (Chicago, IL)
Marengo Comm HS Dist 154 (Marengo, IL)
Prosser Career Education Center (New Albany, IN)
Area30 Career Center (Greencastle, IN)
Walker Career Center (Indianapolis, IN)
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (Fort Wayne, IN)
Des Moines Area Community College (Ankeny, IA)
Hawkeye Community College (Waterloo, IA)
Southeastern Community College (West Burlington, IA)
Big Sandy Community & Technical College (Prestonsburg, KY)
Baton Rouge Community College (Baton Rouge, LA)
Oxford Hills Technical School/ Maine Vocational Region 11 (Norway, ME)
Gaithersburg High School (Gaithersburg, MD)
Carroll County Career and Technology Center (Westminster, MD)
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School (Fitchburg, MA)
Bay Path (Charlton, MA)
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School (Palmer, MA)
Assabet Valley Regional Technical Hight School (Marlboro, MA)
Greater Lowell Technical High School (Tyngsboro, MA)
RCTC Ypsilanti Community Schools (Ypsilanti, MI)
South Central College (North Mankato, MN)
Minnesota State College Southeast (Winona, MN)
Hennepin Technical College (Eden Prairie, MN)
Holmes County Career Tech Center (Lexington, MS)
Nichols Career Center (Jefferson City, MO)
Lex La-Ray Technical Center (Lexington, MO)
North Technical High School (Florissant, MO)
South Technical High School (Sunset Hills, MO)
Lewis and Clark Career Center (St. Charles, MO)
Gibson Technical Center (Reeds Spring, MO)
Ranken Technical College (St. Louis, MO)
Franklin Technology (Joplin, MO)
Perryville Area Career & Technology Center (Perryville, MO)
Montana State University Billings City College (Billings, MT)
Metropolitan Community College (Omaha, NE)
Southeast Community College (Milford, NE)
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (Piscataway, NJ)
Gloucester County Institute of Technology (Sewell, NJ)
Salem County Career & Technical High School (Woodstown, NJ)
San Juan College (Farmington, NM)
Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES Center (Ellicottville, NY)
GST BOCES Coopers Education Center (Painted Post, NY)
Erie Community College South (Orchard Park, NY)
CA BOCES-CTE Center (Olean, NY)
W.D. Ormsby Educational Center (East Aurora, NY)
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES (Auburn, NY)
New York Automotive & Diesel Institute (Jamaica, NY)
Fayetteville Technical Community College (Fayetteville, NC)
Iredell-Statesville Career Academy & Technical School (Troutman, NC)
Sandhills Community College (Pinehurst, NC)
Stanly Community College (Albemarle, NC)
Wayne Community College (Goldsboro, NC)
North Dakota State College of Science (Wahpeton, ND)
Washington County Career Center (Marietta, OH)
Ft. Hayes Career Center (Columbus, OH)
EHOVE Career Center (Milan, OH)
Waite High School (Toledo, OH)
Miami Valley Career Technical Center (Englewood, OH)
Dauphin County Technical School (Harrisburg, PA)
Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center (New Kensington, PA)
Rosedale Technical College (Pittsburgh, PA)
Berks Career and Technology Center (Oley, PA)
Lebanon County Career and Technology Center (Lebanon, PA)
Forbes Road CTC (Monroeville, PA)
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (Willow Grove, PA)
Susquehanna County Career Technology Center (Springville, PA)
Pennsylvania College of Technology (Williamsport, PA)
Central Montco Technical High School (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (Lancaster, PA)
Jeff Tech (Reynoldsville, PA)
Union County Career and Technology Center (Union, SC)
Woolard Technology Center (Camden, SC)
Greenville Technical College (Greenville, SC)
Greene Technology Center (Greeneville, TN)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology (Morristown, TN)
Northwest High School (Clarksville, TN)
Ben W Hooper CTE Center (Newport, TN)
2020 Grant Recipients
I-CAR Committee Awards
Atlanta I-CAR Committee
Maxwell High School of Technology (Lawrenceville, GA): $3,000
North Georgia Technical College (Clarkesville, GA): $3,000
Athens Technical College (Athens, GA): $3,000
Etowah High School (Woodstock, GA): $1,000
Chattahoochee Technical College (Jasper, Georgia): $3,000
Paulding County High School (Dallas, GA): $5,000
Central Massachusetts I-CAR Committee
Assabet Valley Regional Technical H.S (Marlboro, MA): $2,500
Columbus Collision Education Group
EHOVE Career Center (Milan,Ohio $500
Waite High School (Toledo, OH): $500
Miami Valley Career Center Englewood Ohio $500
Ft. Hayes Career Center (Columbus, OH): $500
Four County Career Center (Archbold, OH): $500
Greater Philadelphia I-CAR Committee
Forbes Road CTC (Monroeville, PA): $3,700
Lebanon County Career and Technology Center (Lebanon, PA): $2,300
Reading-Muhlenburg Career and Technology Center (Reading, PA): $3,400
Pennsylvania College of Technology (Williamsport, PA): $1,000
Thomas A Edison High School (Philadelphia, PA): $3,600
Technical College High School Pennocks Bridge CCIU (West Grove, PA): $1,200
Jeff Tech (Reynoldsville, PA): $9,000
Harrisburg I-CAR Committee
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (Lancaster, PA): $3,500
Indianapolis I-CAR Committee
Walker Career Center (Indianapolis, IN): $7,000
Minnesota I-CAR Committee
South Central College North (Mankato, MN): $1,000
Minnesota State College Southeast (Winona, MN): $1,000
Hennepin technical College (Eden Prairie, MN): $1,000
Nashville I-CAR Committee
Northwest High School (Clarksville, TN): $6,000
Lincoln College (Nashville, TN): $5,000
Southern NJ I-CAR Committee
Hunterdon County Vocational School District (Flemington, NJ): $7,000
Industry Awards
American Family Insurance
West-MEC (Phoenix, AZ): $1,000
East Valley Institute of Technology (Mesa, AZ): $1,000
Gateway Community College Central City Campus (Phoenix, AZ): $1,000
Morgan Community College (Ft. Morgan, CO): $1,000
Warren Tech (Lakewood, CO): $1,000
Aims Community College (Windsor, CO): $1,000
Kennedy King College (Chicago, IL): $1,000
Marengo Comm HS Dist 1554 (Marengo, Illinois): $1,000
Lex La-Ray Technical Center (Lexington, MO): $1,000
Wenatchee Valley Tech (Wenatchee, WA): $1,000
Southwest Tech (Fennimore, WI): $1,000
Germantown High School (Germantown, WI): $1,000
CCC Classroom Grant
Greater Lowell Technical High School (Tyngsboro, MA): $2,000
Kennedy King College (Chicago, IL): $5,000
New York Automotive & Diesel Institute (Jamaica, NY): $5,000
Ulster BOCES (Port Ewen, NY): $12,000
Caliber Collision Center Grants
Walker Career Center (Indianapolis, IN): $3,500
Hennepin Technical College (Eden Prairie, MN): $3,500
Morrisville State College (Morrisville, NY): $3,500
New York Automotive & Diesel Institute (Jamaica, NY): $3,500
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (Willow Grove, PA): $3,500
Rosedale Technical College (Pittsburgh, PA) $3,500
Germantown High School (Germantown, WI): $3,500
Chrysler Grants
Bridgerland Technical College (Logan, UT): $2,500
GST BOCES Coopers Education Center (Painted Post New York $2,500
COVID-19 Recovery Grants sponsored by GEICO
Lake Technical College (Eustis, FL): $5,000
Honolulu Community College (Honolulu, HI): $5,000
Walker High School (Walker, LA): $5,000
Oxford Hills Technical School/ Maine Vocational Region 11 (Norway, ME): $5,000
Mid-Del Technology Center (Midwest City, OK) $5,000
Mercer County Technical Education Center (Princeton, WV): $5,000
Driven Brands Grant
Eden Area ROP (Hayward, CA): $2,000
Contra Costa College (San Pablo, CA): $2,000
Seminole High School (Sanford, FL): $2,000
Paulding County High School (Dallas, GA): $2,000
Kootenai Technical Education Campus (Rathdrum, ID): $2,000
Wichita Pubic Schools (Wichita, KS): $2,000
Minnesota State College Southeast (Winona, MN): $2,000
Southeast Community College (Milford, NE): $2,000
W.D.Ormsby Educational Center (East Aurora, NY): $2,000
Stanly Community College (Albemarle, NC): $2,000
Woolard Technology Center (Camden, SC): $2,000
JB Hensler College and Career Academy (aka Alvin ISD), Manvel Texas $2,000
ogden high school (Ogden, UT): $2,000
Chippewa Valley Technical College (Eau Claire, WI): $2,000
Enterprise Holding Foundation Grants
Bay Path (Charlton, MA): $1,500
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School (Palmer, MA): $1,500
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School (South Easton, MA): $1,500
Area30 Career Center (Greencastle, IN): $375
Impact Institute (Kendallville, IN): $375
Ivy Tech Community College (Fort Wayne, IN): $ 375
Walker Career Center (Indianapolis, IN): $375
OEM Roundtable Grants
Dos Palos High School (Dos Palos, CA): $2,000
EHOVE Career Center (Milan, OH): $2,000
Tidewater Community College (Chesapeake, VA): $2,000
Service King Grants
Contra Costa College (San Pablo, CA): $5,000
Maxwell High School of Technology (Lawrenceville, GA): $5,000
Lincoln College (Nashville, TN): $5,000
Collin College (Allen, TX): $5,000
Skyline High School (Dallas, TX): $2,500
Kingwood Park High School (Kingwood, TX): $2,500
