| Purpose: | The purpose of this grant program is to provide contextualized ABE/ESOL basic skills workplace instructional services to those who are lacking the basic foundation skills expected of a high school graduate and/or are limited English proficient. |
| Priorities: | The priority is to support programs that provide services that are delivered through partnerships among businesses, (including labor organizations), workers, and education providers, supported by a combination of state and local matching resources for a maximum of three to five years. |
| Eligibility: | Eligible recipients are those partnerships that are funded currently and can document evidence of continuing need in the workforce for Adult Basic Education instruction.
The funded programs must provide a minimum of 32 weeks of instruction and enroll a minimum of seven students per class. |
| Funding: | Continued funding of partnerships is subject to adequate state appropriations and performance. See   Table 1 - Funding Allocations. |
| Fund Use: | Funds must be used for collaborations among businesses (e.g., consortia linked to specific industries or geographic locations), union-based partnerships, and employees
to provide educational services to enhance workers' ability to meet current and emerging job requirements and/or to obtain job advancement. Funds must support the development of curricula based on current and emerging workplace contexts and be responsive to business and worker self-identified goals as specified through the workplace needs analysis and worker input on the Planning and Evaluation Teams. |
| Project Duration: | 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010 |
| Contact: | Olivia Steele osteele@doe.mass.edu |
| Phone Number: | (781) 338-3858 |
| Date Due: | Monday, May 18, 2009
Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on the date due. |
| Required Forms: |
Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)
Part II Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages.) - Instructions
Budget Narrative (Narrative designed by applicants.) 
Part III - Required Program Information (Submit through the SMARTT Program Planning Module.)
Statement of Assurances for Workplace Education
Schedule B - Cost Sharing or Matching Schedule
Schedule C - Statement of Participation and Support (if appropriate)
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| Additional Information: | 
SMARTT Manual - FY2010
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| 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
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