Memo No. 059-23: Adult Education 2023-2024 Award Recipients

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has received the estimated state allocation under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WOIA), Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) for program year (PY) 2023-2024. Virginia’s PY2023 AEFLA estimated funding allocation is $14,981,290 which is a decrease of $370,260 compared to the prior year.

This memo announces as Attachment A the allocations to be awarded in the PY2023-2024 Opportunity 1.0 competition to provide regional adult education services. These allocations replace the estimates provided in the grant application that was released on January 6, 2023. The state funds are contingent upon final state budget negotiations.

Attachment B provides the awards to be made to recipients of the Opportunity 2.0 competition to provide integrated English literacy and civics education services.

Attachment C provides the awards to be made to recipients of the Opportunity 3.0 competition to provide supplemental correctional education services.

Regional program applicants are required to revise their budget workbooks and narratives to reflect the updated award amounts. IELCE applicants are required to revise their submitted budget workbooks and narratives to reflect the updated award amount, if applicable. All budget workbooks, including the contact page with current signatures, and narratives must be returned by 12 noon on June 30, 2023.

If you have further questions, please contact Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Ph.D., Adult Education Coordinator, by email at OAEL@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 786-3347.