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Page states the current WIOA Title II RFP period (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2027) 'is closed to new applicants' and explicitly notes '(No requests for proposals currently being accepted for this RFP)'. No specific future deadline is listed; a separate 'Adult Literacy Education' RFP link is referenced
State Grants under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education. Provides grants to states to fund local programs of adult education and literacy services, including reading, writing, math, and English language proficiency.
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title II Funding | Adult Career and Continuing Education Services | NYS Education Department Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title II Funding WIOA Title II RFP 2022-2027 Awards ( No requests for proposals currently being accepted for this RFP) Adult Education Programs by Region 2022-2027 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title II and Welfare Education Programs The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) includes funding under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), also known as WIOA Title II.
WIOA Title II is the principal federal funding source of states’ adult education programs and is administered by the US Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education, or OCTAE. The purposes of WIOA Title II funding are the following: Assisting adults in becoming literate. Assisting adults in obtaining the necessary education and skills to become full partners in the educational development of their children.
Assisting adults in completing secondary education or its equivalent. States are required to allocate 82. 5% or more of their allotments to local agencies through a competitive grant or contract process.
There are four types of competition: 1) Adult Basic Education and Literacy Services, 2) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE), 3) Corrections Education and Other Institutionalized Education Programs and 4) Literacy Zones. The current WIOA Title II RFP period is July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027, and is closed to new applicants.
WIOA Title II funds totaling $44,918,244 and $1,843,000 in Welfare Education Program (WEP) is allocated to local agencies by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) Adult Education Programs and Policy (AEPP) office each year, for a total of $46,761,244 annually over the five-year contract period.
Awards are divided between the four competitive program areas : Adult Basic Education and Literacy Services (ABE) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) Corrections Education (Corrections) The Adult Education Programs and Policy office (AEPP) office currently funds 200 WIOA Title II Programs.
Eligible participants are youth and adults, 16 years of age and older, and not enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school under New York state law, and who: Do not have a U.S. secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or lack the level of reading, writing, or computation skills expected of a high school graduate (even if they already possess a high school diploma) as shown on an NYSED and National Reporting System (NRS) approved assessment, Participants who possess a high school credential must score at or below NRS ABE Level 6 on the TABE 11/12, in order to be eligible for services, and/or Require English Language Acquisition services (including services for those with diplomas or degrees from a country outside of the United States) as indicated by an NYSED approved assessment for NRS.
These participants are unable to speak, read, or write proficiently in English.
2022-2027 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title II and Welfare Education Programs Corrections Education & Other Institutionalized Education Programs Agudath Israel of America Albany Schoharie Schenectady Saratoga BOCES Arbor Hill/West Hill, South End Brooklyn Community College Eastern Parkway, Kings Highway, New Lots Buffalo City School District Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES Child Development Center of the Mosholu Montefiore Chinatown Manpower Project Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Elizabethtown, Plattsburgh CUNY - Adult Literacy Consortium CUNY-Borough of Manhattan Community College Bridges, Chinatown, Lower East side CUNY-Bronx Community College CUNY-Hostos Community College CUNY-Kingsboro Community College CUNY-LaGuardia Community College Kings County School, New School for Leadership and Art, Poe Center CUNY-NYC College of Technology Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Finger Lakes Community College Franklin-Essex Hamilton BOCES Greater Southern Tier BOCES Hamilton Fulton Montgomery BOCES International Rescue Committee Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island Kenmore Town of Tonawanda UFSD Literacy Solutions NY, Inc. Batavia/Genesee, Belmont, Warsaw Long Beach City School District East Utica, Rome, West Utica New York City Department of Education Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Lockport, Medina, Niagara Falls Queens Borough Public Library Flushing, Long Island City, Peninsula RiseBoro Community Partnership Riverside Language Program Rochester City School District Smithtown Central School District Southern Westchester BOCES Stanley M.
Isaacs Neighborhood Center Sunset Park Health Council Syracuse City School District The New York Public Library Tompkins Seneca Tioga BOCES Union Settlement Association University Settlement Society of NY Bowery Houston, Alphabet City, Chinatown Huntington Station, Wyandanch Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES Fermi, Pearl, School, Vive
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