Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2009

$166,000 (State Fund Code: 661)

$ 70,000 (Federal Fund Code: 671)

$ 50,000 (Federal Fund Code: 674)

$ 50,000 (Federal Fund Code: 675)

Total State: $166,000
Total Federal: $170,000
Total: $336,000

PURPOSE: The purpose of this grant program is to support communities to work together and in partnership with the Massachusetts Family Literacy Consortium (MFLC) to:

1. serve as a pilot or lab for the increased coordination and integration of education, workforce development, health, and human services;

2. use a combination of existing resources and MFLC funding to serve the whole child/whole family; and

3. work to increase family access to coordinated and integrated services and/or reduce unintended administrative barriers to such services.

RESULT OF FUNDING: Funding will support the:

1. provision of wraparound services to at-risk children and families;

2. increased co-location of literacy and support services;

3. development of curriculum models that integrate family, health, and work-related themes;

4. development of referral networks and case management models; and

5. planning for the identification and reduction of unintended administrative barriers to access.

Each grantee will receive $56,000. Three grantees will receive funds from several sources.