FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    S
      
    TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
     
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Chairman
    Members
    PETER BOULWARE
    DR. AKSHAY DESAI
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    JOHN R. PADGET
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
     
    Dr. Eric J. Smith
    Commissioner of Education
     
     
      
     
      
    Lucy D. Hadi, Chancellor
    Division of Career and Adul
    t Education
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
    October 16, 2009
     
    M E M O R A N D U M
     
     
    TO:
    Providers of Adult Education and Family Literacy
     
    FROM:
    Loretta Costin, Interim
    Chancellor
     
    SUBJECT:
    Grants for
     
    Transition Program
    s for Adult Learners into
     
    Postsecondary Education,
    Conference Call for Potential Applicants
     
     
    The Division of Career and Adult Education is sponsor
    ing a conference call for potential applicants for
    grants to develop and/or improve programs that assist adults in transitioning from adult education to
    postsecondary education.
     
    The Department of Education is seeking applications for proposed de
    monstration projects that focus on
    transition programs to support adults enrolled in Adult Basic Education (ABE), English as a Second
    Language (ESL), Adult Se
    condary Education (ASE), and/or General Educational Development (GED)
     
    These federal funds are authorized under the Workforce Investment Act, Incentive Grant. Total funding
    available through t
    he competitive process is $900,000 for up to nine grant awards. Applications are due
    November 17, 2009.
     
    The conference call is scheduled for October 23, 2009, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (EDT). Participants may call
    1-888-
    808-6959, conference code 2459469.
     
    Please visit the Career and Adult Education Web site at http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdgrants/ to
    locate information regarding this funding opportunity.
     
    If you have any questions, please contact Ken Plummer at Ken.Plummer@fldoe.org or call 850.245.9047.
     
    LC/gsb
     
    LORETTA COSTIN, INTERIM CHANCELLOR FOR CAREER AND ADULT EDUCATION
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0446 • www.fldoe.org

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