The California Department of Education is seeking applications for its 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) and Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) Programs.
Donor Name: California Department of Education
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/16/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $254,500
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
Purpose
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers: The purpose of the 21st CCLC Program is to support the creation of community learning centers for elementary and middle school students that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The 21st CCLC helps students meet state and local academic standards in core subjects such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement the regular academic program; and offers educational services to the families of participating children.
- 21st Century After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens: The purpose of the 21st Century ASSETs Program is to provide local flexibility in the establishment or expansion of community learning centers that provide students in grades nine through twelve with academic enrichment opportunities and activities designed to complement students’ regular academic program and that support college and career readiness;assist with literacy and related educational development services for families of these students; and provide a safe environment for students participating in their programs.
Funding Priority
- Funding priority is only applied to those applications that successfully pass the initial CDE screening and receive a passing score for their narratives.
- Funding priority is determined by individual school site.
- There is a maximum of five priority items for 21st CCLC and four priority items for ASSETs. The CDE will begin funding school sites that receive the most priority items. As long as funding is available, sites will continue to be funded down into subsequent priority groups.
- Priority groupings in which there are more school sites than funding is available in the geographic funding distribution categories.
- School sites requesting EAfunding will only be considered if the 21stCentury After School Base grant has been funded through this RFA and the EAapplication narrativeis passed by the reviewers.
- If grade levels for the individual school sites are listed incorrectly, the Applicant must contact the Public School Directory to correct the grades served.
Funding Information
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers: An estimated $18 million in funding has been allocated for 21st CCLC Programs proposing to serve elementary and middle/junior high school students in transitional kindergarten through ninth grade (Cohort 14), starting in state fiscal year (FY)2023–24. Applicants awarded a 21st CCLC grant will receive a five-year grant, subject to semiannual attendance and other reporting requirements. Grant awards are contingent upon the availability of 21st CCLC Program federal funds authorized in the California State Budget.
- 21st Century After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens: An estimated $22 million in funding has been allocated for ASSETs Programs proposing to serve high school students in grades nine through twelve (Cohort 14), starting in state FY 2023–24. Applicants awarded an ASSETs grant will receive a five-year grant of up to $254,500 per year, per site, subject to semiannual attendance and other reporting requirements. Grant awards are contingent upon the availability of ASSETs Program federal funds authorized in the California State Budget.
Eligibility Criteria
An “eligible entity”refers to a LEA, community-based organization (CBO), Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in 25 U.S.C. Section 5130), another public or private entity, or a consortium of two or more such agencies, organizations, or entities (20 U.S.C. Section 7171[b][3]). Examples of entities eligible to apply for 21st Century funds include:
- LEAs, including school districts and county offices of education, and direct funded charter schools
- Private schools, provided that they serve public school students
- Nonprofit agencies
- Public entities, city and county government agencies, organizations, or other private entities
- Institutions of higher education
- Native American tribes or tribal organizations
- CBOs
- Current ASSETs grantees, looking to increase their grant amount up to the legislative cap. (Note: If awarded, new funding would only apply to the existing duration of the grant. For example, if the site was initially funded in Cohort 12, the additional funding would align and expire with Cohort 12.)
- Eligible entities may not apply for this RFA if they are:
- Current ASES programs seeking Before SchoolorEA funding.
- 21stCCLC grantees are not eligible to apply for increased funding or additional components on current grants (i.e.,Before School, EA, Summer). However, current 21st Century ASSETs grantees are allowed to apply for increase funding up to the Legislative cap for their existing grant.
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