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INTERAGENCY COORDINATING GROUP
FOR ADULT LITERACY |
Funding Database: Search Result
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| Agency/Office |
Department of Education/Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Program Name |
Even Start State Educational Agencies |
| CFDA Number |
84.213 |
| Program Description |
The goal of the Even Start program is to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy and improve the educational opportunities of low-income families, by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program. |
| Eligible Grantees |
State educational agencies (SEAs). The subgrantees are partnerships of a local educational agency (LEA) and a nonprofit community-based organization, a public agency other than an LEA, an institution of higher education or other public or private nonprofit organizations. Any of the latter, with demonstrated quality, may apply in collaboration with a LEA. |
| Eligible Beneficiaries |
Parents eligible for participation under the Adult Education Act and their children aged birth through seven. Families must be in need of Even Start services, as indicated by a low income level and low level of adult literacy or English language proficiency, or other need-related indicators. |
| Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$99,000 |
| Eligible Activities |
Subgrants are used for activities such as recruitment and screening of children and parents, design of programs, instruction of children and parents, support services, staff training, evaluation, and coordination with other programs. |
| Program Contact |
Patricia McKee
202) 260-0991
Patricia.McKee@ed.gov |
| Program URL |
http://www.ed.gov/programs/evenstartformula/index.html |
Last Modified: 01/29/2007
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