The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is pleased to announce a second round of funding through the 2022 Summer Enrichment Grant Program.
Donor Name: Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE)
State: Connecticut
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Grant Duration: 3 months
Details:
In light of the unprecedented challenges faced by Connecticut children over the last two school years—including academic learning loss, social isolation, and more—the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) has partnered with leaders across the state to define a bold vision for summer 2022: provide equitable, high-quality, and accessible summer learning enrichment programming opportunities for Connecticut children.
Grant Award Options
Applicants will have the opportunity to apply for one of two grant awards through the Summer Enrichment Program:
- Expansion Award: These awards will provide applicants up to $75,000 in funding per site. Expansion Grants may be used for expanding existing programs or creating new programs to serve students who would otherwise not have access to summer camp or programs.
- Innovation Award: These awards will provide applicants between $75,000 and $250,000 in funding per site. The Innovation Grant program will award programmatic and operational funding to organizations that can serve Connecticut children at a greater scale, provide holistic learning opportunities that blend educational and enrichment components, and remove financial and other types of barriers that have typically precluded participation. These grants will be awarded to organizations with a clear record of providing excellent summer learning opportunities for students, particularly for students from traditionally underserved communities. Only programs that meet the below eligibility criteria may apply for an Innovation Award:
- Program must serve a minimum of 150 individual students over the course of the summer;
- Program must provide at least 80 hours of programming over the course of the summer program period (June 6, 2022 – September 2, 2022); and
- Program must describe how it will serve the state’s goal of providing bold and innovative summer programming to Connecticut students.
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for either one Expansion Grant (up to $75,000) or one Innovation Grant (between $75,000 and $250,000) per program.
- Summer program period (June 6, 2022 – September 2, 2022)
Eligibility Criteria
Programs must serve school-age children who have completed kindergarten and are within the age group of 5-18 inclusive, with the exception that programs may serve youth with special needs, still enrolled in their school district, up to their 22nd birthday. Eligible applicants are limited to the following:
- Non-profit organizations with a current, valid child care center or youth camp license from the Office of Early Childhood (OEC)
- Note: OEC licensed programs can only request funding for sites with existing licenses with school-age care endorsements. Sites licensed to serve only children ages five and under may not apply.
- License-exempt child care center, youth camp, or other summer program operated by either a
- Municipal agency. Note that municipal-run programs will require a 50% financial and/or in-kind match, either from their town or another entity;
- Private or independent school. Private and independent schools and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply only if the program is open to all children and not just those who are of a particular faith, enrolled in a particular school, or members of the applicant organization;
- Organizations that are specifically exempted by state law (Sec. 19a-77).
- Local education agencies (LEAs) that received less than $1,000,000 in ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding
- License-exempt non-profit community-based organizations (CBOs) for programs serving exclusively youth ages sixteen or older; or
- A partnership led by one of the above eligible organizations, working together with other non-profit organizations, municipal agencies, local and regional boards of education, Regional Educational Service Centers (RESCs), charter schools, or other independent schools.
- Note, the applicant must be one of the above-eligible organizations.
For more information, visit CSDE.
