Federal Grant Award Summary

The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development received a Formula Grant award of $164,819.28 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002), effective July 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. Through its Fiscal Services Division, the state agency will utilize these funds to support comprehensive adult education and literacy services designed to improve basic educational skills, facilitate secondary education completion, and enhance workforce readiness among eligible adults and out-of-school youths.

The grant funding supports local adult education and family literacy initiatives, including workplace literacy services, English language acquisition programs, and integrated English literacy-civics education. Services are provided to adults and out-of-school youths aged 16 and older who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills, do not possess a secondary school diploma or equivalent, or are unable to speak, read, or write English proficiently. The state agency ensures direct and equitable access to these services through partnerships with local educational agencies, community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and other qualified entities operating within the state workforce development infrastructure.