Adult education and family literacy act state grant

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education awarded a $7,309,302 Formula Grant to the Minnesota Department of Education under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002). This grant provides funding for local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy, family literacy, and English literacy and integrated English literacy-civics education. The Minnesota Department of Education, the state education agency responsible for overseeing public education in Minnesota, will use the grant funds to deliver these adult education and literacy services across the state. As the state education agency, the Minnesota Department of Education has extensive experience managing federal grant awards and partnering with local school districts, charter schools, non-profits, tribal governments, and other entities to provide education-related programs and services.