DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 94
April 18, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Adult
Education English Literacy/Civics Education
Program Competitive Subgrant Application |
The Virginia
Department of Education will make funds available
for English Literacy/Civics Education (EL/Civics) activities authorized by the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, Title II, Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act, PL 105-220. Grants will be
authorized for the period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 15, 2009,
pending the availability of funds from the U.S. Department of Education. Grant awards are expected to range from $10,000
to $150,000. A minimum 15 percent match
is required.
The
purpose of the Virginia EL/Civics program is to support activities that integrate English literacy and civics education for adult learners of
limited English proficiency. Individuals
are considered to be of limited English proficiency if they have a limited
ability to speak, read, write, or understand the English language; their native
language is other than English; or they live in a family or community where a
language other than English is the dominant language.
A
local education agency, a community-based literacy organization of demonstrated
effectiveness, a volunteer organization of demonstrated effectiveness, an institution
of higher education, a public or private nonprofit agency, a library, a public
housing authority, a nonprofit institution not described previously but that
has the ability to provide literacy services to adults, and a consortium of the
agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries, or authorities described
previously are eligible to apply in accordance with the
requirements stated in the approved Virginia State Plan for Adult Education and
Family Literacy, 1999-2004 (as amended in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).
Localities that have entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of a regional
adult education program must apply for FY 2008-2009 EL/Civics funding through
the regional program's fiscal agent as identified in the MOU. Individual
localities identified in the MOU may not apply independent of the regional
fiscal agent. Any application submitted independent of the regional
fiscal agent will not be reviewed or considered for funding.
A voluntary information session for prospective
EL/Civics grant applicants has been scheduled for April 25, 2008. Details are available on the Web at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/adulted/index.shtml
under News & Announcements.
To be considered for funding, the applicant must complete a Contact Information Sheet, the Budget Workbook, an Application Narrative Form, and all required certifications and assurances. The application packet and all forms are available on the Web at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/adulted/resources/grants_and_funding.shtml under English Literacy/Civics Education. Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), May 23, 2008. The application should be mailed, commercially delivered, or hand-delivered to:
Mailing Address
Elizabeth Hawa, Director
Office of Adult Education and Literacy
Physical Address
Treina Anderson, Administrative Support
Office of Adult Education & Literacy
21st Floor,
For further information about the 2008-2009
EL/Civics grant program, please contact Thomas Suh, specialist, Office of Adult
Education and Literacy, at (804) 786-8367 or via e-mail at thomas.suh@doe.virginia.gov.
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