Program Office: Adult Education and Literacy
CFDA Number: 84.002
Program Type: Formula Grants
This program provides grants to states to fund local
programs of adult education and literacy services,
including workplace literacy services; family literacy
services; English literacy programs and integrated
English literacy-civics education programs.
Participation in these programs is limited to adults
and out-of-school youths age 16 and older who are not
enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school
under state law.
More than 3,000 programs deliver instruction through public schools, community colleges, libraries, and
community-based organizations, and other providers. The programs provide instruction in reading, numeracy,
GED preparation, and English literacy. More than 2.4 million adults participated in programs in program year
2008–09.