AEFLA/WIOA Competition

Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Competition

There are three types of federal AEFLA funds available:

Adult Basic Education (ABE): Used to fund local programs of adult education literacy services, including workplace literacy services; family literacy services; and English literacy programs.
Prisons and Institutions (PI): Used for the cost of educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional institutions and for other institutionalized individuals. Priority for program services should be given to individuals likely to leave the correctional institution within five years of participation.
Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE): Services must include instruction in literacy and English language acquisition and instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation. Services must be delivered in combination with integrated education and training activities and prepare English learners for unsubsidized employment in in-demand industries and occupations.