Adult and Family Literacy Services Grant- SEA
The District of Columbia State Education Agency (SEA) is soliciting grant applications from qualified applicants to provide educational opportunities to adults that will improve their literacy skills and enable them to function more effectively as citizens, parents, and workers. Services funded under this grant must be provided to District of Columbia residents age 16 and older. The services are intended to:
Enable adults to acquire basic literacy and educational skills, which will equip them to better fulfill responsibilities as parents/family members, citizens/community members and workers;
Provide these adults with sufficient basic education to enable them to benefit from job training and employment opportunities, and to enable them to more fully enjoy the benefits and responsibilities of citizenship; and
Enable adults who so desire to continue their education to at least the level of completion of secondary school.
Private, non-profit organizations that operate in the District of Columbia are encouraged to apply. The SEA will fund at least 15 grants in the range of $75,000 - $100,000, with an average grant amount of $80,000.
The Request for Applications (RFA) will be released July 21, 2006 and the deadline for submission is September 5, 2006 at 5:00 pm. The RFA can be downloaded from the Executive Office of The Mayor, Office of Partnerships and Grants Development website at http://opgd.dc.gov , under “District Grants Clearinghouse”. The RFA may also be obtained at the University of the District of Columbia, State Education Agency, 4340 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Room 302, Washington, DC 20008. Questions about obtaining the RFA may be directed to Keith Watson by e-mail at kwatson@kairosmgt.com
Applicants are encouraged but not required to submit a notification of intent to apply for this grant by August 22, 2006 to Keith Watson by e-mail at kwatson@kairosmgt.com
or by fax at (202) 318-5638. Applicants are also encouraged to attend a pre-application conference, the time, date, and location of which are included in the RFA.
