Program manager colleagues,

The life blood of many adult basic skills (basic literacy, ESL/ESOL. ABE, ASE, and transition) programs is the grant. This begins a new discussion thread on being effective in getting grants, a process that has many interwoven parts. We'll talk about the parts, one at a time, discussing what -- from your experience -- is most and least effective, and we'll also look at funding sources that you may not have considered, and ones that few of us may yet know about.

Hi all,

My apologies for not getting out my Tech Tool Thursday post last week.  This week I will have a post comparing two tools to make up for the delay.

In the meantime below are two grants that were announced in last week's OCTAE Connection Newsletter.  If you don't already receive it, you can subscribe to the OCTAE Connection Newsletter here.

best,

Nell

Hi All,

Send passing along info about the 2014 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program. Thanks!

Paul

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On 02/19/2014, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of approximately $150 million in grants to prepare and place those facing long-term unemployment into good jobs. The Ready to Work Partnership grant competition will support and scale innovative partnerships between employers, nonprofit organizations and America's public workforce system to build a pipeline of talented U.S.