Current Grantees

There are 27 adult education programs in Colorado utilizing federal Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Grant funds and/or state Adult Education and Literacy Act (AELA) Grant funds during the 2017-18 program year. Individual sites, along with program contact information, can be identified using the map to the right.

2017-18 Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Grantees

The following is the list of the grantees approved for federal-funding in 2017-18 under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA):

Adams County School District 14
Asian Pacific Development Center
Boulder Valley Family Literacy Program
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Community College of Aurora
Community College of Denver
Community Educational Outreach
Durango Adult Education Center
Emily Griffith Technical College
Focus Points Family Resource Center
Front Range Community College
Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern Colorado
Jefferson County Public Schools
Mesa County Libraries
Montrose Adult Education Center
Northeastern Junior College

A google map of the various adult education programs in Colorado receiving funds through AEI, including information about their sites, services and their workforce areas.

Pikes Peak Library District Adult Education
Pikes Peak Region AEFL Consortium
SEL Tutoring
Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
The Learning Source
Trinidad State Junior College Adult Education Services

2017-18 AEFLA Grant Competition

Application Documents

Competition Timeline

December 7, 2016: AEFLA Grant Opportunity Released
December 16, 2016: Application Training Webinar. The recorded webinar and power point slide (PDF) were made available following the webinar.
January 6, 2017: Letter of Intent Due
January 10, 2017: Grant Writing Tips Webinar. The recorded webinar and power point slides (PDF) were made available following the webinar.
January 13, 2017: Integrated Education and Training Webinar. The recorded webinar and power point slides (PDF) were made available following the webinar.
February 16, 2017: Local Workforce Development Board Training-Reviewing for local plan alignment
February 21, 2017: Applications Due
February 27, 2017: Application sent to Local Workforce Development Boards to review for local plan alignment
March 31, 2017: Local Workforce Development Board Review Due
April 5, 2017: Reviewers received a recorded reviewer training webinar and applications to review
April 17, 2017: Individual application scores due to CDE Competitive Grants Office
April 18, 2017: AEFLA Review Day: Teams of reviewers come to consensus on application scores using the scoring rubric
May 1, 2017: Intent to Awards Released
May 15, 2017: Required changes due for grantees who received an award notification of “Funded with Changes”
June 5, 2017: AEI releases list of potential adult education funding opportunities on the CLICK listserv

Other Resources

During competition, other resources were also posted for prospective grantees including AEFLA Funding Opportunity FAQs, and information regarding shared infrastructure costs, College and Career Readiness Standards, Integrated Education and Training models, and employability skills.

2017-18 Adult Education and Literacy Act (AELA) Grantees

The following is the list of the grantees approved for state-funding in 2017-18 under the Adult Education and Literacy Act (AELA):

Aims Community College
Asian Pacific Development Center
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Springs School District 11
Community College of Aurora
Community College of Denver
Durango Adult Education Center
Mile High Youth Corps

Please contact these programs directly for more information about their services.

2017-18 AELA Grant Competition

Application Documents

Competition Timeline

November 9, 2016: AELA Grant Opportunity Released
November 30, 2016: AELA Information Webinar. The recorded webinar and power point slides (PDF) were made available following the webinar
December 16, 2016 Letter of Intent Due
February 1, 2017: Applications Due
February 6, 2017: Reviewers received a recorded reviewer training webinar and applications to review
February 21, 2017: Individual application scores due to CDE Competitive Grants Office
February 22, 2017: AELA Review Day: Teams of reviewers come to consensus on application scores using the scoring rubric.
March 15, 2017: Intent to Awards Released
March 27, 2017: Required changes due for grantees who received an award notification of “Funded with Changes”
June 5, 2017: AEI releases list of potential adult education funding opportunities on the CLICK listserv

Other Resources

During competition, AELA Funding Opportunity FAQs were posted to the AEI website.

Adult Education and Literacy Act (AELA) Grant Program Evaluation Reports to the Colorado Legislature

The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act authorizing legislation requires that an annual report about the grant be submitted to the education committees of the state legislature annually. The report is intended to meet the statutory reporting requirements outlined in C.R.S. 22-10-105. The 2015-16 Adult Education and Literacy Annual Report (PDF) to the Colorado Legislature provides information about grantee program services and outcomes.