2025-2029 AEFLA Request for Applications (RfA)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED), Adult Education Division (AED), announces a Request for Applications (RFA) to receive grants to support the operation of Adult Education (AE) and Literacy programs and to support Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) programs in New Mexico. Providers will deliver services in collaboration with WIOA Titles I, III, and IV partners.

Grants will be funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Title II, and by the New Mexico State Legislature. The grant period will begin July 1, 2025, and end on June 30, 2029, with continuation each cycle year contingent upon compliance with grant agreement and continuation of funding. Grants may be renewed for up to three additional years, depending upon availability of funding and performance of programs applying for grant renewals.

The purpose of this grant application is to fund programs that, per Federal Code of Regulations Title 34 Subtitle B Chapter IV Part 463—Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Subpart A—Adult Education General Provisions (§ 463.1, 34 CFR 463.1, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-463.1),

(a) Assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency;

(b) Assist adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that—

(1) Are necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and

(2) Lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;

(c) Assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, through career pathways; and

(d) Assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in—

(1) Improving their—

(i) Reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and

(ii) Mathematics skills; and

(2) Acquiring an understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3271)

Beginning December 2, 2024, a copy of the RFA may be obtained at https://hed.nm.gov/students-parents/adult_education/funding-opportunities-and-past-competitions