Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2006

Priorities are to support:

• Community Adult Learning Centers that propose services that are integrated with age appropriate education for children (PreK through grade 2) and/or family services and can demonstrate significant co-investment of a partner;

• Community Adult Learning Centers that coordinate family literacy services with a PreK through grade 2 education program or public school;

• Community Adult Learning Centers that coordinate family literacy services with family service (parenting support/education, interactive literacy) providers; and

• family literacy services in communities that have identified the need for coordination between adult and children's educational services in their ABE strategic plan and/or a school or district improvement plan.

Funds must be used to coordinate the collaboration between partnering organizations in order to support the integration of existing family literacy components (Adult Basic Education, PreK through grade 2 education, interactive literacy, parenting support/education, and home visits) into a comprehensive and unified family literacy program.

Funds may be used to support a coordinator to identify and recruit families and to serve as a liaison to partnering organizations (e.g., PreK through grade 2 education program or public school and/or family service providers).

Funds may be used for interactive literacy activities (literacy based activities that promote interaction between parents and their children) and/or parenting support/education non-rate based classes.

7/1/2005 - 6/30/2006 (State-funded - Fund Code: 345)

9/1/2005 - 8/31/2006 (Federally-funded - Fund Codes: 340, 359)

Monday, January 10, 2005

Competitive proposals must be received at the Department by 3:00 p.m. on the date due.

1. Part III - Required Program Information: [ WORD | PDF ]

2. Schedule B - Cost Sharing or Matching Schedule: [ WORD | PDF ]

• See Table 2 for instructions and requirements: [ WORD | PDF ]

• ABE Curriculum Frameworks

• ABE Professional Standards

• Assessment Policy and Procedures Manual

• Class Size Chart

• Countable Outcomes Manual

• Glossary

• Guidelines for Effective Adult Basic Education (Revised 10/2004): [ WORD ] | [ PDF ]

• Indicators of Program Quality

• SMARTT Program Planning (Elements the SMARTT Plan)

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
350 Main Street 4^th Floor
Malden, MA 02148-5023