Organizations with experience offering adult education and literacy services are invited to attend an upcoming conference hosted by the Virginia Department of Education where they will learn about competitive grant opportunities for 2018.
The grants are available through three programs under the 2014 federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act:
- Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
- Corrections Education and Other Institutionalized Individuals
- Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education
Organizations that may be eligible to apply for the grants include:
- School divisions
- Community-based organizations or faith-based organizations
- Volunteer literacy organizations
- Institutions of higher education
- Public or private nonprofit agencies
- Libraries
- Public housing authorities
- Certain nonprofit institutions that have the ability to provide adult education and literacy activities to eligible individuals
- Consortia or coalitions of agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries, or authorities
- Partnerships between an employer and an organization (or organizations) listed above
The conference will be held on Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Westin Richmond, 6631 West Broad Street.
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