Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2010
Fund Code: 667
Program and Staff Development Regional Support Centers for Adult Basic Education - Round 1
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $1,115,200 (State) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $1,772,000 |
| PURPOSE: The purpose of this state grant program is to improve teaching, strengthen programs, and improve student outcomes in the Commonwealth's Adult Learning Centers through the provision of coordinated opportunities for effective program development, staff development, and other supports so that Adult Basic Education programs may meet their goals and those of their students. This grant program will continue to fund a statewide system of Program and Staff Development Regional Support Centers for FY2010. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 5 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 3 (2 pending) |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | (to be determined) |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: Funding will support staffing, consultant fees, equipment, materials, and other training costs for three (3) of the Regional Support Centers that provide professional development for some 2,000 practitioners in approximately 100 Adult Basic Education programs funded by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Grant awards range from $328,400 to $458,400. |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Bristol Community College (Fall River) | $328,400 |
| Holyoke Community College | 328,400 |
| University of Massachusetts - Boston (2 grants) | 458,400 |
TOTAL STATE FUNDS Please Note: These grants are subject to final approval of the FY2010 state budget. | $1,115,200 |
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