| Purpose: | The purpose of the grant program is to provide adults who cannot or will not enroll in class based instructional services at a Community Adult Learning Center access to effective Adult Basic Education services. |
| Priorities: | Priorities are to:
support programs that provide one-to-one Adult Basic Education (ABE) instruction through the use of well-trained volunteers as the primary service delivery model; and support organizations with the capacity to deliver volunteer tutoring programs throughout the state or a significant portion of the state. |
| Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are public and private non-profit entities that include cities and towns, school districts, community colleges and other institutions of higher learning, correctional facilities, and public and private non-profit agencies, including community-based organizations.
Applicants are required to provide an auditable matching share of 20% of the total amount of the requested funding. Currently funded grantees must provide a matching share that is equal to their current matching share (maintenance of effort amount) or 20% of the requested amount, whichever is greater. |
| Funding: | $379,047 is available. |
| Fund Use: | Funds may be used for ABE instructional services delivered by well-trained volunteers, including Adult Basic Education, pre-adult secondary education, adult secondary education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), pre-literacy ESOL. Computer literacy (basic skills and abilities that support the use of computers) may also be offered as a supplemental instructional component. Eligible students are individuals 16 years of age or older who: are not enrolled in a secondary school; have the capacity to acquire basic reading and writing skills; lack the level of reading, writing, and/or numeracy skills expected of a high school graduate (even if they possess a high school diploma); and/or are limited English proficient who are not willing and/or able to enroll in a Community Adult Learning Center.
Funds may be used for both personnel and non-personnel costs.
Personnel costs may include: recruitment; volunteer/student orientation; volunteer training and ongoing support; required and ongoing assessment of student progress; establishing and maintaining tutor/student matches; counseling; follow-up; referral; data collection/entry; and administration. |
Project
Duration: | 7/1/2005 - 6/30/2006 |
| Program Unit: | Adult and Community Learning Services |
| Contact: | Joan LeMarbre jlemarbre@doe.mass.edu |
| Phone Number: | (781) 338-3842 |
| Date Due: | Monday, January 10, 2005
Competitive proposals must be received at the Department by 3:00 p.m. on the date due. |
| Required Forms: |
Letter of Intent to Apply Form: [ WORD | PDF ] Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants): [ WORD | PDF ] Part II Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages):
[ WORD |
PDF |
EXCEL |
Instructions] Part III - Required Program Information: [ WORD | PDF ] Statement of Assurances: [ WORD | PDF ] Schedule B - Cost Sharing or Matching Schedule:
[ WORD |
PDF ] |
Required
Appendices: |
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Additional
Requirements: | All applicants must submit a program design that is consistent with the Guidelines for Effective ABE and the ABE Rates System. All applicants must complete and submit the following required components of the Department of Education's web-based planning and reporting system, the System for Managing Accountability and Results Through Technology (SMARTT) system. (See Additional Information.)
Elements of the SMARTT Plan:
Class plan
Class Funding Detail Sheet Flex/Set Aside/ Foundation Sheet DOE Direct Staff Plan DOE Direct Staff Salary Analysis DOE Direct Project Staff Salary Report DOE Direct Summary Sheet DOE Direct Prototype Budget Sheet Administrative Cost Worksheet Non-DOE Staff Plan Non-DOE Project Staff Salary Report Non-DOE Summary Sheet Non-DOE Prototype Budget Sheet Summary (of both DOE and Non-DOE) Budget Sheet Summary (of both DOE and Non-DOE) Staff Plan.
Hard copies of the above components of the SMARTT plan must be submitted in Appendix C.
Applicants are required to provide an auditable matching share of 20% of the total amount of the requested grant award. Currently funded grantees must provide a matching share that is equal to their current matching share (maintenance of effort amount) or 20% of the requested amount, whichever is greater. |
Additional
Information: |
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Letter of Intent
to Apply Form:
Due:
Friday,
November 19, 2004 |
The Letter of Intent to Apply Form must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 19, 2004. It should be sent by Certified, Registered, or Return Receipt Requested mail.
Mail to:
Karen McCabe
Adult and Community Learning Services
Massachusetts Department of Education
75 Pleasant Street 4th Floor
Malden, MA 02148-4906
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Proposal
Submission
Instructions:
Due:
Monday,
January 10, 2005 |
Submit 7 sets of the proposal, with an original signature (in blue ink) of the Superintendent/Executive Director/President on TWO sets.
Proposals are due on Monday, January 10, 2005 by 3:00 p.m.
Mail to:
Charlene Collins, Fiscal Liaison
Adult and Community Learning Services
Massachusetts Department of Education
75 Pleasant Street 4th Floor
Malden, MA 02148-4906
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