The U.S. Department of Education's Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002) awarded $7,594,941 on July 1, 2024 to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in Salem, Oregon. This formula grant funds local adult education and literacy services to help adults improve basic skills, complete secondary education, and transition to postsecondary education or employment. The grant supports workplace literacy, family literacy, English language acquisition, and integrated English literacy-civics education programs across Oregon.
This award includes over $6.3 million in sub-grants to community colleges and other educational entities throughout Oregon to directly provide these adult education and workforce development services. Sub-awardees include Portland Community College, Columbia Gorge Community College, Clatsop Community College, and several other two-year colleges that will deliver instruction, tutoring, career counseling, and supportive services to adult learners in their local communities.
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