Grant Opportunity - Contextualized GED Program Development Grant

 

Dear Colleagues, 

I wanted to bring this exciting new grant opportunity to your attention. 

MDRC and LaGuardia Community College, through funding provided by MetLife Foundation, will select one community college or community-based organization that is interested in, or already in the process of developing a contextualized career-focused GED program and curriculum to receive in-depth technical assistance and professional development. Technical assistance for program and curriculum development, and data collection tools will be provided to the awardee by MDRC and LaGuardia Community College. In addition, the awardee will receive a stipend to cover the cost of staff time and travel.

The application for the grant can be accessed by clicking on the link below.  All materials must be submitted by email to Wynne Ferdinand at wferdinand@lagcc.cuny.edu by January 7, 2013. If you have any questions, you may contact Vanessa Martin (vanessa.martin@mdrc.org) at MDRC or Amy Dalsimer (adalsimer@lagcc.cuny.edu) at LaGuardia Community College.

Application link: http://collegetransition.org/docs/ContextualizedGEDPDGrantApplication.pdf

Best, 

Priyanka Sharma

psharma@worlded.org