Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY10
Fund Code: 494
Workplace Education Planning Grant
| Funds Allocated: | $67,144 (Federal) |
| Funds Requested: | $83,787 |
| Purpose: The purpose of this federal grant program is to: 1) identify the need for Adult Basic Education (ABE) or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instructional services for adult incumbents within a specific business or consortium of businesses; and 2) assess the readiness of the business(es) to support a contextualized educational program that meets the basic skills needs of its incumbent workforce. |
| Number of Proposals Received: | 15 |
| Number of Proposals Recommended: | 12 |
| Number of Proposals Not Recommended: | 3 |
| Result of Funding: As a result of these grants, instructional staff, potential students, and employer representatives will plan for Workplace Education program components such as recruitment, assessment, contextualized curriculum, data collection, team governance, and program evaluation. Grant awards range from $2,000 to $16,395. |
| Recipient | Amount |
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1199 SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund (Boston)
Consortium of four (4) nursing home partners: Harborside, Saugus; Harborside,Wakefield; Courtyard Nursing Care, Medford; and Brighten Healthgroup, Medford | $16,395 |
Asian American Civic Association (Boston)
Partner: South Cove Manor Community Health Center, Boston and Quincy | 5,982 |
Brockton Adult Learning Center
Partner: St. Joseph Manor Health Care, Brockton | 2,966 |
Cambridge Community Learning Center
Partners: Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge; Youville Hospital, Cambridge | 5,608 |
Community Action, Inc. (Haverhill)
Partner: Joseph's Gourmet Pasta, Haverhill | 6,000 |
Holyoke Community College
Partner: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield | 5,940 |
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Partner: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northhampton | 4,000 |
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth (New Bedford) (2 grants )
Partners: Seatrade International, New Bedford; Stop and Shop Distribution Center, Freetown | 8,754 |
Voice and Future Fund (Boston)
Partner: American Building Maintenance, Boston | 2,000 |
Worker Education Program, Inc. (Boston) (2 grants)
Partners: Wrentham Developmental Center, Wrentham; First Boston Pharma LLC (Limited Liability Company), Brockton | 9,499 |
| Total Federal Funds | $67,144 |
last updated: August 11, 2009
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