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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2009

Adult Basic Education Programs for Incarcerated Adults
Fund Code: 285/563

Purpose: The purpose of this grant program is to establish free access to Adult Basic Education services for offenders, age 16 or older, who are in correctional institutions across the Commonwealth. Services will enhance the ability of institutionalized offenders to read, write, and speak English and to compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function in society upon release from the correctional facility. Students will achieve their goals and develop their potential as individuals and as citizens.
Priorities: ABE Instructional Programs for Incarcerated Adults that have demonstrated the capacity to provide effective Adult Basic Education services to the incarcerated and other institutionalized adults.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are FY2008 recipients of awards under the Instructional Educational Programs for the Incarcerated and other grant programs for Institutionalized Adults that meet state and federal program and funding criteria.
Funding: See Table 1  Download MS WORD Document  Download PDF Document
Fund Use: Funds must be used for Adult Basic Education instructional services for incarcerated adults.
Project Duration:

Fund Code: 563 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2009

Fund Code: 285 9/1/2008 - 8/31/2009

(Subject to appropriation of adequate federal and state funds.)

Contact: Beverly Rosario Brosario@doe.mass.edu
Phone Number: (781) 338-3845
Date Due:

Fund Code: 563 Thursday, May 1, 2008

Fund Code: 285 Friday, August 1, 2008

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 MS WORD Document Download PDF DocumentStatement of Assurances
 Download MS EXCEL FileSchedule B - Cost Sharing or Matching Schedule
Additional Information:
  • SMARTT Manual - FY2009

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:

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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