FY2019 Fund Codes: 667/343

Adult Education Professional Development System

Funds Allocated:	$1,750,000 (State) $350,000 (Federal)
Funds Requested:	$2,100,000
Purpose: The purpose of this grant program is to establish and maintain a coordinated system of statewide professional development (PD) entities to provide evidence-based, high quality, and effective PD and technical assistance (TA) to the Commonwealth's adult education (AE) programs funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and managed by ESE's Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) unit. All grant-funded PD and TA will support AE programs and practitioners in addressing ESE's overarching goal of assisting adult students, particularly those with barriers to employment, to progress along educational and career pathways and gain economic self-sufficiency.
Number of Proposals Received:	6
Number of Proposals Recommended:	5
Number of Proposals Not Recommended:	1
Result of Funding: PD entities will provide high quality PD and TA to ESE's adult education programs and practitioners that will positively impact educator practice and students' progress toward their college and career goals.

Recipients	Amounts
Fund Code 667 (State Funds)
Education Development Center, Inc.	$200,000
Quinsigamond Community College	$900,000
Technical Education Research Centers, Inc.	$450,000
World Education, Inc.	$200,000
	$1,750,000
Fund Code 343 (Federal Funds)
World Education, Inc.	$350,000
	$350,000
Total State and Federal Funds	$2,100,000

Last Updated: June 28, 2018