The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant is a competitive grant that provides federal funding to establish community learning centers that provide academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities for students and their families. These opportunities must occur during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session to help students attending high-poverty and low-performing schools to meet state and local standards in core academic subjects. Centers must also offer students a broad array of activities that can complement their regular academic programs, to offer literacy and other educational services to their families.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program is authorized under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Act of 2015. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) section 4201 (b) a community learning center means an entity that:
- assists students to meet the challenging state academic standards by providing the students with academic enrichment activities and a broad array of other activities (such as programs and activities described in the Purpose of Funding) during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session (such as before and after school or during summer recess) that assist the students served; and
- reinforces and complements the regular academic programs of the schools attended by the students served; and
- is targeted to the students' academic needs and aligned with the instruction students receive during the school day; and offers families of students served by such center opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children's education, including opportunities for literacy and related educational development.
The 21st CCLC grant is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and provides funding for the establishment of community learning centers to provide students with academic enrichment opportunities. In addition to academics, 21st CCLC grantees may also use the funds to carry out a broad array of activities that advance student academic achievement and support student success, including before and after school, summer, Saturdays, and holiday programming. A minimum of 50 percent of daily programming must directly target reading, math, and science enrichment with the balance of activities occurring on a rotational basis. "Each eligible entity that receives an award under section 4204 may use the award funds to carry out a broad array of activities that advance student academic achievement and support student success, including:
(1) academic enrichment learning programs, mentoring programs, remedial education activities, and tutoring services, that are aligned with
(A) the challenging state academic standards and any local academic standards; and
(B) local curricula that are designed to improve student academic achievement;
(2) well-rounded education activities, including such activities that enable students to be eligible for credit recovery or attainment;
(3) literacy education programs, including financial literacy programs and environmental literacy programs;
(4) programs that support a healthy and active lifestyle, including nutritional education and regular, structured physical activity programs;
(5) services for individuals with disabilities;
(6) programs that provide after-school activities for students who are English learners that emphasize language skills and academic achievement;
(7) cultural programs;
(8) telecommunications and technology education programs;
(9) expanded library service hours;
(10) parenting skills programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy;
(11) programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, or expelled to allow the students to improve their academic achievement;
(12) drug and violence prevention programs and counseling programs;
(13) programs that build skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (referred to in this paragraph as 'STEM'), including computer science, and that foster innovation in learning by supporting nontraditional STEM education teaching methods; and
(14) programs that partner with in-demand fields of the local workforce or build career competencies and career readiness and ensure that local workforce and career readiness skills are aligned with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
2024-29 Required Attachments
Please note that all attachments must be uploaded in e-Grants application.
- Budget Narrative (Excel)
- Summary Budget Form (Excel)
- Letter of Agreement for Partners and Vendors (Word)
- Letter of Agreement for School Districts (Word) New Required Document
- Sample Operating Schedule (Word)
- Center Expectations LOA for Principals (Word)
- Sample Advance Payment Request Letter (PDF)
- Multi-Year Program Design and Program Performance Form (Word)
- Certification Signature Page (see Appendix C, pg. 84)
- Private School Consultation Form (see C12 RFP) (Word)
- Data Sharing Agreement (Word) New Required Document
Cohort 12 Awardees
Grantee | County | Award Amount Requested |
---|---|---|
All Football Club Lancaster Lions Corp | LANCASTER | $127,174.00 |
Allentown City SD | LEHIGH | $600,000.00 |
Allentown City SD | LEHIGH | $600,000.00 |
Allentown City SD | LEHIGH | $500,000.00 |
Allentown City SD | LEHIGH | $500,000.00 |
Big Beaver Falls Area SD | BEAVER | $586,040.00 |
Big Beaver Falls Area SD | BEAVER | $598,780.00 |
Boys & Girls Club of Phila | PHILADELPHIA | $598,780.00 |
California Area SD | WASHINGTON | $343,980.00 |
Central Susquehanna IU 16 | NORTHUMBERLAND | $573,300.00 |
Central Susquehanna IU 16 | NORTHUMBERLAND | $573,300.00 |
Chester Community CS | DELAWARE | $598,780.00 |
Chester County IU 24 (Oxford HS) | CHESTER | $203,840.00 |
Chester County IU 24 (Oxford MS) | CHESTER | $203,840.00 |
Chester-Upland SD | DELAWARE | $314,236.00 |
Chester-Upland SD | DELAWARE | $587,941.00 |
Chester-Upland SD | DELAWARE | $285,510.00 |
Chestnut Ridge SD | BEDFORD | $254,800.00 |
Claysburg-Kimmel SD | BLAIR | $76,440.00 |
Community Education Alliance of West Philadelphia | PHILADELPHIA | $152,880.00 |
Congreso De Latinos Unidos Inc. and Affiliates | PHILADELPHIA | $191,100.00 |
Congreso De Latinos Unidos Inc. and Affiliates | PHILADELPHIA | $305,760.00 |
Connect INC. | WASHINGTON | $598,780.00 |
Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania | DELAWARE | $275,184.00 |
Farrell Area School District | MERCER | $254,800.00 |
Foundations Inc | PHILADELPHIA | $598,780.00 |
Gettysburg College | ADAMS | $225,000.00 |
Global Leadership Academy CS | PHILADELPHIA | $600,000.00 |
Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance | PHILADELPHIA | $280,280.00 |
Harrisburg City School District | DAUPHIN | $598,780.00 |
Independence CS | PHILADELPHIA | $356,720.00 |
Lebanon School District | LEBANON | $573,300.00 |
Lebanon School District | LEBANON | $203,840.00 |
McKeesport Area School District | ALLEGHENY | $229,320.00 |
McKeesport Area School District | ALLEGHENY | $535,080.00 |
Mercyhurst University | ERIE | $568,204.00 |
Mercyhurst University | ERIE | $545,272.00 |
Midland Innovation & Technology CS | BEAVER | $178,360.00 |
Neshaminy School District | BUCKS | $598,780.00 |
People for People CS | PHILADELPHIA | $382,200.00 |
Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership | PHILADELPHIA | $598,780.00 |
Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS | PHILADELPHIA | $509,600.00 |
Philadelphia Youth Network, Inc. | PHILADELPHIA | $565,615.00 |
Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette Inc | WESTMORELAND | $598,780.00 |
Public Health Management Corporation 1500 | PHILADELPHIA | $509,600.00 |
Shikellamy School District | NORTHUMBERLAND | $472,500.00 |
TECH Freire CS | PHILADELPHIA | $448,448.00 |
The Center for Youth and Community Development | ADAMS and YORK | $127,400.00 |
The Center for Youth and Community Development (FairACES Rural Career and Academic Program) | ADAMS | $152,800.00 |
The Center for Youth and Community Development (Gettysburg Great Program) | ADAMS | $382,200.00 |
The Center for Youth and Community Development (Immersive Language and Academic Support Program) | ADAMS | $152,880.00 |
The Center for Youth and Community Development (Rural Student Integrated Support Program) | ADAMS | $318,500.00 |
Thomas M. Thomas Memorial Presbyterian Church | DELAWARE | $76,440.00 |
Titusville Area School District | CRAWFORD | $119,756.00 |
Tussey Mountain School District | BEDFORD | $346,528.00 |
United Way of Mercer County | MERCER | $583,492.00 |
United Way of Mercer County | MERCER | $547,820.00 |
University of Pennsylvania | PHILADELPHIA | $331,240.00 |
Vision Academy CS | DELAWARE | $598,780.00 |
West View HUB Inc | ALLEGHENY | $509,600.00 |
Wireless Neighborhoods dba Neighborhood Learning Alliance | ALLEGHENY | $331,240.00 |
YMCA of Olean, NY and Bradford PA | MCKEAN | $369,460.00 |
YMCA of Olean, NY, and Bradford PA | MCKEAN | $216,580.00 |
YMCA of Olean, NY, and Bradford PA | MCKEAN | $598,780.00 |
YMCA of Olean, NY, and Bradford PA | MCKEAN | $300,064.00 |
Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS | ALLEGHENY | $331,240.00 |
Zhang Sah | PHILADELPHIA | $343,980.00 |
Zhang Sah | PHILADELPHIA | $598,780.00 |
Zhang Sah | PHILADELPHIA | $496,860.00 |
Zhang Sah | PHILADELPHIA | $343,980.00 |
Cohort 12(A) Awardees
Grantee | County | Award Amount Requested |
---|---|---|
Chester County IU 24 (Phoenixville SD) | CHESTER | $254,800.00 |
Congreso De Latinos Unidos Inc. and Affiliates | PHILADELPHIA | $321,048.00 |
East End United Community Center, Inc. | FAYETTE | $496,860.00 |
Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association | PHILADELPHIA | $198,172.00 |
Pottstown School District | MONTGOMERY | $353,166.00 |
River Valley School District | INDIANA | $600,000.00 |
Schuylkill IU 29 | SCHUYLKILL | $400,950.00 |
Southeast Delco School District | DELAWARE | $458,640.00 |
Warren County School District | WARREN | $548,100.00 |
Workforce Wayne | WAYNE | $458,640.00 |