DELTA Express Grants FAQ

DELTA Express Grants provide support, key services and financial resources to increase student success through faculty partnerships and research-based best practices.

DELTA Express Grants differ from DELTA Grants in that they are shorter and more directed course improvement grants which will last one semester as opposed to the traditional year.

The grants types may change from semester to semester based on the needs of university faculty.

DELTA is looking for faculty who require short-term support for a credit-bearing course.

Grants are awarded according to resources available at any given time, so we highly encourage you to apply next semester if you are not awarded a grant during this cycle.

No. Each year, DELTA receives a mix of proposals across the grant categories. The number of grants awarded in each category will depend on the total number of proposals, quality of proposals, amount of funds and DELTA staff time available, and other standard review criteria. Based on grant awards from previous years and the resources we expect to have available, we do have approximate expectations of the number of grants that will be awarded in each category.

Any member of the NC State faculty or staff who is at least 3/4 time may submit proposals. Certain grants require applicants to possess some experience teaching the course to which the proposal applies. Specific eligibility guidelines are outlined in the Request for Proposals (RFP).

Please email deltaexpressgrants@ncsu.edu with any questions.

No. Unlike our annual DELTA Grants, DELTA Express Grants are very focused on specific short-term and focused assistance, so they will not be reviewed by either your department head or college.

Internal DELTA review and acceptance of DELTA Express Grants will focus on expressed instructional needs for your course as well as our internal resources available at the time of award.

DELTA notifies colleges and faculty about the awards via email.

No, you may not pay graduate student tuition with state-appropriated funds. If you are simply hiring an individual as a temporary employee paid on an hourly basis, you do not need to be concerned about a slot, even if they also happen to be a graduate student. However, if you are using these funds as part of a formal graduate assistantship, then you will need to be concerned about the Graduate Student Support Plans (GSSP). If your department/college has an available slot, it would be appropriate to use the funds from your DELTA Express Grant for the actual monthly assistantship payments during this fiscal year and use the slot for the GSSP.

DELTA Express Grant funds are state-appropriated funds transferred to a department on a fiscal-year basis with the intention of those funds being expended that fiscal year. Once transferred, these funds are subject to rules and procedures within your department and college. If the college should receive exceptional approval from the university to carry forward state-appropriated funds into the next fiscal year, it is possible that this approval could include distance education funds. If an exception is granted by the university, please be sure to work closely with DELTA to extend the proposed completion date of the grant.

Your college business officer will be notified via email from the DELTA Office of Finance and Business when the transfer of funds has been initiated. Either you or your departmental bookkeeper should work with the Business Officer for your college to ensure that funds are available in the appropriate account codes and ready to be expended.

You may pay monthly employees (EHRA teaching, EHRA non-teaching, SHRA), temporary employees or contractual labor. You may pay for graduate assistantships and associated benefits provided that you have the appropriate department, college and university approval for assistantships; however, you are not allowed to pay tuition.

Yes. However, specific agreements regarding release time are internal to your department and/or college.

These are state-appropriated funds transferred to a department/college on a fiscal-year basis with the intention of those funds being expended that fiscal year. Once transferred, these funds are subject to rules and procedures within your department and college. If the college should receive exceptional approval from the university to carry forward state-appropriated funds into the next fiscal year, it is possible that this approval could include online and distance education funds. Requests for carryover must be made through your academic department to the university, as DELTA cannot grant carryover exceptions. If an exception is granted by the university, please be sure to work closely with DELTA to extend the proposed completion date of the grant.

The funds are transferred as EHRA Teaching funds or Operating funds. Your college Business Officer will be notified when the transfer of funds has been initiated. You should work with the Business Officer for your college to ensure the funds are moved to the appropriate account codes (personnel and operating) as specified in your budget. The budget flexibility rules which apply to all state-appropriated funds apply to the DELTA Grant funds. If you are not familiar with these rules, your college Business Officer will be able to assist you.

Before submitting a DELTA Express Grant proposal, notify the DELTA Grants Program Manager of your phased retirement status to find out if you’re eligible to receive grant funding from DELTA. The State Retirement System monitors this very closely, and you will be penalized by the State Retirement System if you receive additional funds. If you have questions about your eligibility to receive DELTA Express Grant funding in addition to your negotiated salary, you should contact your department or the University Benefits Office.

Please contact the Assistant Vice Provost, Business Operations for DELTA Jessie Sova.