Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2008
Primary Instruction by Volunteers
Fund Code: 287
Purpose:
The purpose of this grant program is to provide adults who cannot or will not enroll in class based instructional services at a Community Adult Learning Center with access to effective Adult Basic Education services.
Priorities:
The priorities are to support:1. programs that provide one-to-one Adult Basic Education (ABE) instruction through the use of well-trained volunteers as the primary service delivery model; and2. organizations with the capacity to deliver volunteer tutoring programs throughout the state or a significant portion of the state.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts and English at Large.
Funding:
See Table 1 - Funding Allocations:
Fund Use:
Funds may be used for ABE instructional services, delivered by well-trained volunteers. Computer literacy (basic skills and abilities that support the use of computers) may be offered as a supplemental instructional component.
Submit 2 sets of the proposal each with the original signature in blue ink of the Superintendent/Executive Director/President.
Mail to:
Charlene Collins
Fiscal Liaison
Adult and Community Learning Services
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
350 Main Street - 4th Floor
Malden, MA 02148-5023