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BEST Program

The Bilingual ESL & Skill Training (BEST) Program provides employment and training services with a Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) component, designed to meet the employment needs of Hmong, African, and other refugees with limited education. The purpose of this program is to help these new refugees rapidly achieve self-sufficiency and promote their social and economic stability. This grant totaled $500,000 for 14-month period covering January, 2006 through February, 2007.

Agencies under contract for the BEST program must submit quarterly program reports and comply with other contract obligations.