Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g54ESiO10031; Tue, 4 Jun 2002 10:28:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 10:28:44 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001901c20bd3$db42fa80$2c5eadd8@rbotkinsnew> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Rod Botkins" <rbotkins@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1141] Community Technology Centers RFP Available X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 7354 Lines: 181 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C20BB2.54315A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS RFP AVAILABLE=20 Community Technology Centers RFP is available in today=92s (June 4, = 2002) edition of the Federal Register at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html. Scroll down to Education Department and look under Notices for Vocational and Adult Education. The RFP should be available soon from the Department of Education=92s website as well at www.ed.gov <http://www.ed.gov/> =20 Family literacy activities are a stated priority of the Community Technology Centers program and we encourage family literacy programs to apply. The Community Technology Centers program is administered by the US Department of Education for the purpose of assisting eligible applicants create or expand access to information technology and related training to disadvantaged residents of economically distressed urban and rural communities.=20 An absolute priority of the Community Technology Centers program is to fund projects that provide adult education, including adult basic and secondary education instruction, language instruction, and family literacy activities. Projects awarded grants are expected to use technology to improve learning outcomes, rather than simply provide individuals with access to technology. The deadline for applications is July 19, 2002. Applicants are encouraged to submit a notice of intent no later than June 28, 2002. The estimated range of awards is $75,000 to $300,000. The estimated size of awards is $180,000. The department estimates it will award 83 projects. The project period is up to 12 months. Community Technology Centers are authorized by Title V, Part D, Subpart 11, Section 5511 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 USC 7263). For more information contact Mary LeGwin or April Blunt, US Department of Education, Community Technology Centers Program, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, 330 C Street, S.W., Room 4414, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-7240 or by telephone at (202) 205-4238. For TDD service call the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. The email address is ctc@ed.gov .=20 For information about state and federal family literacy initiatives, please visit the Family Literacy Policy Project online at www.famlit.org/flpp.=20 Rod Botkins Policy Specialist National Center for Family Literacy 325 W. Main St. Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4251 Phone: 502-584-1133 x123 Fax: 502-584-0172 email: rbotkins@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org <http://www.famlit.org/>=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C20BB2.54315A80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4916.2300" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3> </FONT>COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS RFP AVAILABLE <P class=3DMsoNormal>Community Technology Centers RFP is available in = today’s=20 (<?xml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"=20 /><st1:date Month=3D"6" Day=3D"4" Year=3D"2002">June 4, 2002</st1:date>) = edition of=20 the Federal Register at <A=20 href=3D"http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html">http://www.a= ccess.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html</A>.=20 Scroll down to Education Department and look under Notices for = Vocational and=20 Adult Education. The RFP should be available soon from the Department of = Education’s website as well at <A = href=3D"http://www.ed.gov/">www.ed.gov</A> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>Family literacy activities are a stated priority of = the=20 Community Technology Centers program and we encourage family literacy = programs=20 to apply.</P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>The Community Technology Centers program is = administered by=20 the US Department of Education for the purpose of assisting eligible = applicants=20 create or expand access to information technology and related training = to=20 disadvantaged residents of economically distressed urban and rural = communities.=20 </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>An absolute priority of the Community Technology = Centers=20 program is to fund projects that provide adult education, including = adult basic=20 and secondary education instruction, language instruction, and family = literacy=20 activities. Projects awarded grants are expected to use technology to = improve=20 learning outcomes, rather than simply provide individuals with access to = technology.</P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>The deadline for applications is <st1:date = Month=3D"7" Day=3D"19"=20 Year=3D"2002">July 19, 2002</st1:date>. Applicants are encouraged to = submit a=20 notice of intent no later than <st1:date Month=3D"6" Day=3D"28" = Year=3D"2002">June 28,=20 2002</st1:date>.</P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>The estimated range of awards is $75,000 to = $300,000. The=20 estimated size of awards is $180,000. The department estimates it will = award 83=20 projects. The project period is up to 12 months.</P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>Community Technology Centers are authorized by = Title V, Part=20 D, Subpart 11, Section 5511 of the Elementary and Secondary Education = Act of=20 1965 as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 USC = 7263).</P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>For more information contact Mary LeGwin or April = Blunt, US=20 Department of Education, Community Technology Centers Program, Office of = Vocational and Adult Education, 330 C Street, S.W., Room 4414, Switzer = Building,=20 Washington, DC 20202-7240 or by telephone at (202) 205-4238. For TDD = service=20 call the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. The email = address=20 is <A href=3D"mailto:ctc@ed.gov">ctc@ed.gov</A> . </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>For information about state and federal family = literacy=20 initiatives, please visit the Family Literacy Policy Project online at = <A=20 href=3D"http://www.famlit.org/flpp">www.famlit.org/flpp</A>. = </FONT></P></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rod Botkins</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Policy = Specialist</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>National Center for Family = Literacy</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>325 W. Main St. Suite = 300</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Louisville, KY = 40202-4251</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phone: 502-584-1133 = x123</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fax: = 502-584-0172</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>email: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:rbotkins@famlit.org">rbotkins@famlit.org</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.famlit.org/">http://www.famlit.org></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C20BB2.54315A80--
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