Our 2017 application deadline is March 10th. Our programming year is July 1st – June 30th. Emerging Needs and Special Project Applications are accepted throughout the year.

The Council staff will review the eligibility of each application. Applications will be reviewed shortly after the deadline by the Grant Allocation Committee. If there is need for clarification or questions to be answered you will be contacted.

Learners must be new students. Our mandate requires we reach many individuals rather than a small group of repeat learners. You will report on how many “unique” learners you serve.

No agency may receive more than 30% of the annual program budget.

You are required to submit summary evaluations including numbers of learners and program outcomes by September 15th. These figures are submitted to our funder, Alberta Advanced Education.

There is no Council membership fee. Agencies will be asked to commit to a ‘Memorandum of Agreement’ which recognizes the agency as a member. The Lifelong Learning Council will require your support and commitment to attend meetings and events. Associate memberships are available to individuals or agencies who support adult learning and the Council but are not eligible for funding.

Grant Allocation Checklist

This checklist is for reference only and not required as part of the application for funding and is used by the Grant Allocation Committee to assess each application.

Is the program:

• For non-credit learning?
• For barriered learners or volunteers?
• Minimum 6-8 participants?
• Part-time? (part-time is generally max. 20 hours per week, 100 hours per course)
• For Red Deer residents?
• For learners over the age of 18?
• Non-sectarian? (open to all)
• Not general interest? (General interest courses are to be cost recoverable and not eligible for funding)
• Addressing learning needs that are currently not being met in the community because programs are difficult to access or unavailable?
• Following a documented curriculum or course outline?
• Not already fully funded by other federal/provincial sources?
• Tuition charge reflects the course fees or the course is targeted to financially barriered learners?
• Running between July 1st, 2017 – June 30th, 2018?

Which Required Programming Area does this application fall into?

(This must be stated on the application)

Eligible programming must provide learning opportunities to support any of the following seven categories:

• Adult Literacy
• Numeracy
• English Language Learning
• Basic Computer Skills
• Foundational Life Skills
• Family Literacy
• Community Capacity Building

More detailed descriptions of these categories may be found in our downloadable checklist and in the “Community Adult Learning Program Guidelines”, July 2016.