519878 - FY2024 (PY23) ESL State Adult Education and Literacy Program
Funding Opportunity Details
Adult Literacy
Final Application Deadline: Jul 24, 2023 2:00 PM
Status Archived
Posted Date Jul 14, 2023 3:01 PM
Award Amount RangeNot Applicable
Project Dates 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024
Award Announcement Date
Categorical Area Education
Recurring Opportunity Yes
Program Officer Kyle Clabby-Kane
Phone (319) 939-4225 x
Email kyle.clabby@iwd.iowa.gov
Description
Purpose
In accordance with HF 658, the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund an allocation of $1,257,000 has been established for English as a second language learners associated with the Iowa Adult Education and Literacy programs. This application will also serve to award any additional ESL funds allocated for the purpose of expanding and serving the needs of participants on waiting list or for expanding sites or services, such as Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education.
These funds will be distributed as grants to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education programs for students requiring instruction in English as a second language. The priority of the funding is to provide adults of limited English proficiency (LEP) with access to English literacy programs to help them become full participants in American life and to be successful as workers, parents, family members, and citizens. The intensity, duration, and delivery of instruction should enable learners to achieve progress in the award year as demonstrated through advancement of educational functioning levels and goal achievement.
Additional priorities include:
- Preparing learners to advance to other educational opportunities that will place them on track to transition to adult basic education, earn credentials, gain or retain employment, or enroll in a postsecondary education or training program; and
- Serving areas with significant unmet needs such as those areas that:
- have experienced significant growth in the number of LEP adults;
- have a large concentration of adults in unserved or underserved language groups; or
- have limited accessibility to nontraditional class schedules and locations.
Administration
The Iowa Department of Workforce Development (IWD), Workforce Services division, administers the ESL State grant. The Adult Education team provides leadership and oversight to Adult Education and Literacy programs and services in Iowa.
Application Components
Eligible applicants must submit by July 24, 2023, 2:00pm, a complete application in order to be considered for funding. The application criteria are included in the Adult Education and Literacy State ESL Grant Packet.
- Minority Impact Statement
- Section I: Contact Information and Assurances
- Section II: Need, Objectives, Design and Effectiveness
- Statement of Need
- Goals and Objectives
- Program Design
- Section III: Continuous Improvement
- Program Effectiveness
- Professional Development
- Section IV: Budget Summary
Submission Guidelines
The Instructions for each of the components describes how to fill out the form. Within each section are criteria that describe the intent and content to be included in the narrative. These criteria will also be used by the reviewers to assess and score each narrative component. Out of a possible 300 points, an applicant must receive 210 points to be funded. This is intended to fulfill the requirement of HF 658.
Application Review
Submissions from eligible applicants will be reviewed for completeness, adherence to grant guidelines, content development, and overall quality. A review committee will score each application and make funding recommendations. A summary report of the review will be available to eligible applicants. Final funding decisions will be made by IWD staff based on the review committee's recommendations.
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Cost Justification Form | ADMINISTRATIVE_COST_JUSTIFICATION_FORM 23-24.docx | docx | 22 KB | 07/03/2023 12:39 PM |
| ESL Grant Application Signature Page | ESLGrantapplicationsignaturepage.pdf | 155 KB | 07/03/2023 12:40 PM | |
| Grant Application Packet | 23-24 State ESL Grant Application Packet.pdf | 447 KB | 07/03/2023 03:49 PM |
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| CASAS provides assessments of basic and academic skills for youth and adults and curriculum tools to target instruction. | https://www.casas.org/ |
| The National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) is the accountability system for the Federally funded adult education program, authorized by Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The NRS includes the WIOA primary indicators of performance, measures that describe adult education students and their program participation, methodologies for collecting performance data, and program reporting procedures. | https://www.nrsweb.org/ |
| This is the address for Iowa Workforce Development's Adult Education and Literacy webpage. Information and forms are available for students, instructors and coordinators. | https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/adult-education-and-literacy |
| WIOA became law on July 22, 2014. This legislation and its implementing regulations are designed to strengthen and improve the nation's public workforce development system and help Americans with significant barriers to employment, including individuals with disabilities, into high quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers. This is a link to review that law. | https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/wioa-reauthorization.html |