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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2008

Community Adult Learning Center
Program Service Option 1 - ABE 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 Table 1 - Funding Allocations: Download MS WORD Document Download PDF Document
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 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008

Fund Code: 340 9/1/2007 - 8/31/2008

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

Fund Code: 345 Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Fund Code: 340 Wednesday, August 1, 2007

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

Required Forms:
Download PDF DocumentDownload MS WORD Document Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)
 Download MS EXCEL File Part II Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages) - Instructions
   Budget Narrative (Narrative designed by applicants.)
Download PDF DocumentDownload MS WORD Document Part III - Required Program Information (Submit through the SMARTT Program Planning Module.)
Download PDF DocumentDownload MS WORD Document Statement of Assurances
 Download MS EXCEL FileSchedule B - Cost Sharing or Matching Schedule
Additional
Information:

  • SMARTT Manual - FY2008

Submission
Instructions:

Submit 2 sets of the application 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


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