Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS)

Adult Education Funding Opportunities

Question and Answer documents to RFP's will be posted in the column labeled — Attachments. They will be updated weekly for RFP's until the closing date listed in each RFP.

Funding YearFund CodeCOMMBUYS BidProgram NameDate PostedDate DueGrant TypeAlternate IDType of FundingAttachmentsContact
FY26 0850 High School Equivalency 6/27/2025 6/30/2025, 5:00pm Continuation State jolanta.m.conway@mass.gov
FY26 0495 FY2026: Workplace Education Phase II 5/22/2025 6/13/2025 Continuation Federal wayne.yee@mass.gov
FY26 0668 FY2026: Transition to College 6/5/2025 6/13/2025, 5:00pm Continuation State derek.kalchbrenner@mass.gov
FY26 0452 FY2026: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Continuation Grant 5/28/2025 6/13/2025, 5:00pm Continuation Federal yvonne.c.gittelson@mass.gov
FY26 0563/0285 FY2026: Adult Education in Correctional Institutions (Continuation) 5/28/2025 6/13/2025, 5:00pm Targeted State and Federal yvonne.c.gittelson@mass.gov
FY26 0538 Fy2026: MassLINKS Adult Education Virtual School 6/3/2025 6/13/2025 Continuation State paula.jurigian@mass.gov
FY26 287 FY2026: Primary Instruction by Volunteers 5/28/2025 6/13/2025, 5:00pm Continuation State marie.l.troppe@mass.gov
FY26 0340/0345/0359a FY2026: Adult Education and Family Literacy Services 5/28/2025 6/13/2025 Continuation State and Federal jolanta.m.comnway@mass.gov
FY26 0562 FY2026: Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition Program 5/28/2025 6/30/2025 Targeted State joeatta.k.smith-nwachuku@mass.gov
FY26-FY28 BD-25-1026-DOE02-DOE01-115934 Pay for Performance: Adult Education Workforce & College Preparation RFR 4/24/2025 6/3/2025, 12:00pm 26ACLMV1 State Melissa.B.Viscovich@mass.gov
FY25-FY26 0671/0661/0359 FY2025 & FY2026: MassSTEP ABE and MassSTEP ESOL 1/15/2025 Planning: Feb. 14, 2025 Implementation: April 18, 2025 Competitive State, Federal FY25 MassSTEP and ABE Planning and Implementation RFP Q & A Derek.Kalchbrenner@mass.gov
FY25 0340/0345/0359a FY2025: Adult Education and Family Literacy Services 5/22/2024 6/7/2024 Continuation State, Federal jolanta.m.conway@mass.gov
FY25 0671/0661/0359 FY2025: MassSTEP ABE and MassSTEP ESOL 5/24/2024 6/7/2024 Continuation State, Federal Derek.Kalchbrenner@mass.gov
FY25 0285/0563 FY2025: Adult Education in Correctional Institutions Continuation 5/22/2024 6/7/2024 Continuation State, Federal yvonne.c.gittelson@mass.gov
FY25 0452 FY2025: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Competitive Grant 4/9/2024 5/10/2024 Competitive Federal yvonne.c.gittelson@mass.gov
FY25 0306 FY2025: Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 for State Correctional Educational Agencies 4/1/2024 5/10/2024 Federal Federal yvonne.c.gittelson@mass.gov
FY24-FY25 0494/0495 FY2024 & FY2025: Workplace Education Grant 2/8/2024 Phase 1: March 15, 2024 Phase 2: June 5, 2024 Competitive State, Federal FY24 Workplace Education Bidders Conference wayne.yee@mass.gov
FY24-FY25 0494/0495 FY2024 & FY2025: Workplace Education Grant 2/8/2024 Phase 1: March 15, 2024 Phase 2: June 5, 2024 Competitive State, Federal FY24 Workplace Education RFP Q & A wayne.yee@mass.gov
FY25 0538 FY2025: MassLINKS — Adult Education Virtual School 2/8/2024 3/22/2024 Competitive State FY2025 MassLINKS RFP Q & A Paula.Jurigian@mass.gov
FY24 0565 FY2024: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) in Correctional Institutions (Planning Grant) 2/12/2024 2/26/2024 Competitive State yvonne.c.gittelson@mass.gov
FY24-FY25 0671/0661/0359 MassSTEP ABE and MassSTEP ESOL Planning and Implementation Requests for Proposals 2/6/2024 Planning: March 1, 2024 Implemenation: April 26, 2024 Competitive State, Federal Adult Education Data for New Applicants Derek.Kalchbrenner@mass.gov
FY24-FY25 0671/0661/0359 MassSTEP ABE and MassSTEP ESOL Planning and Implementation Requests for Proposals 2/6/2024 Planning: March 1, 2024 Implemenation: April 26, 2024 Competitive State, Federal Adult Education Data for Current Grantees Derek.Kalchbrenner@mass.gov
FY24-FY25 0671/0661/0359 MassSTEP ABE and MassSTEP ESOL Planning and Implementation Requests for Proposals 2/6/2024 Planning: March 1, 2024 Implemenation: April 26, 2024 Competitive State, Federal FY25 MassSTEP ESOL and ABE Planning and Implementation RFP Q and A Derek.Kalchbrenner@mass.gov

Last Updated: July 10, 2025

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