Adult Education & Family Literacy
Adult Education Services
The Maine Department of Education announces the availability of grants under the federal Workforce Investment Act, Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, to operate adult literacy programs in fiscal year 2007.
It is the purpose of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to create a partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy services, in order to -
(1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the
knowledge and skills necessary for employment and
self-sufficiency;
(2) assist adults who are parents to obtain the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and
(3) assist adults in the completion of a secondary school education.
Eligible applicants include: Local education agencies (LEA), community-based organizations (CBO) and volunteer literacy organizations of demonstrated effectiveness in providing literacy services to adults and families, institutions of higher education, public or private nonprofit agencies, libraries, public housing authorities, faith-based and nonprofit institutions not described in the foregoing that have the ability to provide literacy services to adults and families and a consortium of the agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries or housing authorities described in the foregoing.
Amount of funds available: $1,615,000.00. All grand applications require a financial match of 25% in local share.
For a copy of the detailed Request for Proposal (RFP), interested parties may contact Rebecca Dyer, State Director of Adult and Family Literacy, Maine Department of Education, 23 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333 by telephone at 624-6755 or by e-mail at [email protected]. The Request for Proposal and application may also be downloaded at http://www.maine.gov/education/aded/dev/literacy.htm
