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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2010

Community Adult Learning Center Program Service Option 1 - Adult Basic Education for the Homeless
Fund Code: 340/345

Purpose: The purpose of this grant program is to provide access for undereducated and limited English proficient homeless adults to highly effective Adult Basic Education services.
Priorities:

Priorities are to support:

  1. programs and/or collaborations that provide homeless adults with the opportunity to access a seamless continuum of ABE services;

  2. programs and/or collaborations that can demonstrate the capacity to serve the homeless in an environment that is designed to meet their needs; and

  3. collaborations that demonstrate significant co-investment of homeless service providers and/or Community Adult Learning Centers.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are currently funded ABE for the Homeless programs.
Funding: See Download MS WORD Document  Download PDF Document Table 1 - Funding Allocations
Fund Use:
  1. Funds must be used to provide rate-based classes to homeless adults.

  2. Funds may be used to coordinate services with a Community Adult Learning Center to ensure that homeless adults have access to a full continuum of ABE services.

Project Duration:

Fund Code: 345 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010

Fund Code: 340 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2010

(Subject to appropriation of adequate federal and state funds.)

Program Unit: Adult and Community Learning Services
Contact: Olivia Steele osteele@doe.mass.edu
Phone Number: (781) 338-3858
Dates Due:

Fund Code: 345 Monday, May 18, 2009

Fund Code: 340 Monday, August 3, 2009

Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on the date due.

Required Forms:
  1. Download PDF Document Download MS WORD Document    Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)

  2. Download MS EXCEL File     Part II Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages.) - Instructions

  3. Budget Narrative (Narrative designed by applicants.)

  4. Download PDF Document Download MS WORD Document   Part III - Required Program Information (Submit through the SMARTT Program Planning Module.)

  5. Download MS WORD Document  Download PDF Document   Statement of Assurances

  6. Download MS EXCEL File    Schedule B - Cost Sharing or Matching Schedule

Additional Information:
  1. View HTML Page     SMARTT Manual - FY2010

Submission Instructions:

Submit two (2) sets of the application each with the original signature in blue ink of the Superintendent/Executive Director/President.

Mail to:

Magdi Mirhom
Fiscal Liaison
Adult and Community Learning Services
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street 3rd Floor
Malden, MA 02148-4906



last updated: April 7, 2009
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