From the OTAN website:
President Announces 2012 Budget Request for Adult Education
Posted on 02/16/2011
President Obama announced his FY 2012 budget on February 14, framing a comprehensive and responsible plan that will put the country on a path toward fiscal sustainability in the next few years. The Obama administration is requesting $635.0 million for Adult Education State Grants, $23.3 million for Adult Education National Leadership Activities, and $17.2 million for Workforce and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Individuals State Grants. The request for Adult Education State Grants is $6.8 million over the 2011 Continuing Resolution (CR) level. It makes $75million of the state grant amount available for integrated English literacy and civics education services to immigrants and other limited English proficient populations. It includes an 8 percent set-aside, equivalent to $50.8 million, for a new Workforce Innovation Fund, administered with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and in partnership with the Department of Labor. The fund will provide grants for projects that encourage innovation and validate effective strategies that improve service delivery and outcomes for beneficiaries under the Workforce Education Act (WIA). The request for Adult Education National Leadership Activities is $12.0 million over the 2011 CR level. Of the $12.0 million increase, $6.0 million would support a new impact evaluation of "college bridge programs" that assist adult learners in transitioning from adult basic education to postsecondary education and training. The remaining $6.0 million would support the development of a comprehensive technology infrastructure for adult learners and adult educators. The balance would provide continued support to the adult education and literacy field.
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