The 2019-20 CAEP funds expired on December 31, 2021. The Quarter 2 (Q2) expenditure report, to be certified by the consortium no later than March 31, 2022 in NOVA, will close out these funds (and any remaining funds must be returned to the State). As part of the Q2 expenditure reporting in NOVA, each consortium will close out by certifying that all members have expended 2019-20 CAEP funds and there is no remaining balance. If there is a remaining balance, NOVA will generate an invoice to return 2019-20 funds to the State General Fund.

If you have questions or need assistance completing the quarterly fiscal report, including the close out, contact CAEP TAP at tap@caladulted.org or (888) 827-2324.

ACCE (Association of Community and Continuing Education) knows this is a crazy time and everyone is very busy. ACCE has extended the proposal submission deadline to Jan. 24th.The conference will be virtual and workshop sessions will be 1:15 minutes. Proposals are due at 5 p.m. on January 24, 2022. Proposals will be reviewed by the conference planning team, and you will be contacted should your proposal be accepted.

Here is the link to the proposal submission form: https://forms.gle/8BEHQrav83na8J5t6

Adult education leaders are encouraged to submit comments in response to the U.S. Commerce Department's Request for Comments regarding the first element of the Digital Equity Act -- the forthcoming state Digital Equity Planning Grants and planning process. It is important that Commerce requires state governor's offices to include adult education officials in the state planning process from the very beginning. Deadline for submitting comments is February 4, 2022.

Eligible applicants must be public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities, including faith-based, community-based, tribes and tribal organizations with demonstrated experience serving, or the capacity to serve, rural underserved populations. The closing date for receipt of proposals is March 18, 2022.

For more information about the grant opportunity, visit the grants.gov website and reference HRSA-22-117. For a complete description of funds available, the funding entity, eligibility requirements, and links to the grant application, visit the HHS website.

To examine the student data more closely, including how to interpret the data, access the CDE’s news release.

In their latest blog post, PPIC discuss how many California households struggle to afford internet services, particularly in low-income communities and communities of color. To help bridge this digital divide, the federal government established the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program last May.

The recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act extends the Emergency Broadband Benefit program indefinitely, with a subsidy of $30 per month. However, preliminary data show that the program is not reaching many eligible households. Nationwide, only about one in five eligible households were enrolled as of October 31. This means that 26 million eligible households are not receiving the subsidy.

Access the PPIC blog post to learn more about the current digital divide and the ways in which the Emergency Broadband Benefit program can be improved.

Want to engage with CAEP consortia around relevant questions concerning the CAEP 2022-25 Three-Year Plan? Join us for monthly three-year plan peer learning circles (PLCs) beginning in January 2022. The topic-focused discussions will address questions related to progress towards completing the three-year plan. The PLCs will be facilitated by CAEP consortium directors. The intended audience are consortium directors and staff who are leading their consortium’s three-year planning process.

The monthly PLCs are scheduled for the following dates and times:

 

Register for the monthly three-year plan PLCs.

Register for the PLC.