Abstract
Centers for teaching and learning are often at the forefront of innovation and provide the backbone of support to faculty and departments exploring effective teaching practices. At our midwestern, land-grant doctoral-granting institution, a competitive internal faculty grant program focused on developing and implementing new and effective teaching practices has dispersed over $4.5M to 241 projects during the past thirty years. Analysis of survey results seeking quantitative and qualitative input on the impact of the grant from its recipients reveals multiple program benefits across stakeholders, including notable curricular changes, significant impact on the student experience, and faculty career benefits. Output from the grant program provided opportunities for university change, amplifying teaching excellence and contributing to SoTL outputs. We conclude with suggestions for teaching and learning centers to develop a similar teaching grant program.