[MCAEnews] Fwd: New England Transitions to College and Careers RFP

[The MCAE Advocate]

 For those of you who might be interested in the Transition to College
and Careers of adult learners, following is information about an RFP
that will be released in May.
 Kenny Tamarkin 
 Executive Director 
 MCAE 
 KTamarkin at mcae.net 
 978-979-1906 
 PS. No inquiries at this time, please. 
 New England Transitions to College and Careers Pilot RFP 
  to be released in early May 
 In early May, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, in partnership
with 
 the New England Literacy Resource Center, will release a Request for

 Proposals (RFP) for The Transition to College and Careers Pilot
Project. 
 Notification will be sent via email when the RFP is released. The
RFP 
 will be posted on the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and New
England 
 Literacy Resource Center websites in May www.nmefdn.org and
www.nelrc.org.  
 The Project will focus on helping adult learners access and persist
in 
 postsecondary education through the identification of and support
for 
 pursuing specific high growth occupations in health care fields that

 have developed career pathways and pay family sustaining wages. 
 Classroom-based instruction and face-to-face counseling will be 
 supplemented by an online course developed by NELRC that will
provide 
 academic and career development information tailored towards the
health 
 careers. All students will receive preparation in core academic and 
 college readiness skills. The cohort for the program may also
include 
 students who are not pursuing health careers. Programs will provide 
 these students with career planning guidance. 
 The New England Literacy Resource Center will assist the Foundation
in 
 selecting grantees for the project and will provide them with
technical 
 assistance, training, and support for program implementation
throughout 
 the grant period. Planning grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded
to 
 four to six partnerships for the period from August - December 2008.

 Partnerships that complete their proposed planning activities will
be 
 eligible for up to $80,000 to implement the pilot program from
January - 
 December 2009.  
 The Foundation will seek organizations and institutions in the six
New 
 England states - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode 
 Island and Vermont - that provide Adult Basic Education, ESOL, GED
or 
 Diploma classes as a primary educational service and also currently 
 offer program elements that support adult learners transitioning to 
 college.  These include public-purpose groups, such as schools and 
 colleges, and nonprofit organizations that qualify under the
Internal 
 Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3). 
 Strong proposals will reflect experience and success in providing 
 services that support adult transitions to college and demonstrate 
 collaboration with postsecondary education partners. The
collaborating 
 college should have a history of coordinating activities (e.g. 
 curriculum alignment, career advising, and career placement) with
key 
 health care services employers.  Additional criteria and guidelines
will 
 be detailed in the RFP.  
 Please save your inquiries until the RFP is released in May. 
 Thank you, 
 Jessica Spohn 
 Senior Program Officer 
 About The Nellie Mae Education Foundation 
 The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is the largest philanthropy in
New 
 England that focuses exclusively on promoting access, quality, and 
 effectiveness of education. The Foundation provides grants and other

 support to education programs and intermediary organizations in the 
 region to dramatically improve underserved students' academic 
 achievement and to investigate and promote high quality, varied 
 approaches for students to acquire the skills and knowledge
necessary in 
 the 21st century. The Foundation also funds research that examines 
 critical education policy issues and public understanding about 
 education in order to better inform efforts to improve education.
Since 
 it was established in 1998, the Foundation has distributed nearly
$83 
 million in grants. Currently, it primarily provides funding through
five 
 strategic initiatives: Early Learning, Pathways to Higher Education,

 Time for Learning, Adult Learning, and Systems Building. 
 About The Nellie Mae Education Foundation Email Network 
 Recipients of this email have been identified by the Foundation as 
 leaders in their communities with an interest in education. The 
 Foundation periodically contacts this key group of educators,
providers, 
 policymakers, business leaders, researchers, advocates, and
concerned 
 citizens to bring to their attention important education
developments in 
 the New England region, including Foundation announcements. This is
a 
 free service and the Foundation exercises discretion by limiting the

 frequency and content of its emails. If you wish to remove yourself
from 
 the Network, you may do so by replying to this message with an email

 that contains the word "REMOVE" in the subject field and includes
your 
 name and organization in the body of your message. 


Links:
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[1] http://www.nmefdn.org
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