No funds are distributed on basis of application. The individuals with disabilities or someone on their behalf must make application for benefits at a Social Security office. The Even Start Family Literacy Program provides assistance for programs to improve educational opportunities by integrating early childhood education and adult education for parents into a unified program of family literacy. The program must be implemented through cooperative projects that build on existing community resources to create a new range of services for qualifying families. I allocation to the State.
Grants are available for a one-year period with a possible continuation for three additional years.
Access Procedures Information is disseminated each year to Superintendents. Guidelines, forms, and instructions are available in the Even Start Family Literacy Administrative Manual disseminated to every school district. National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 Service or Program Description Funds are available for service learning programming. Service learning is an instructional method that ties community service to academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. Funding or Grants Available Funds are available through a competitive grant process.