Subject: Education, Community Development, Youth Development
Deadline: Oct. 27, 2017
“The purpose of this program, as stated in the federal authorizing statute and non-regulatory guidance, is to provide opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in community learning centers that:
(1) provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet the challenging state academic standards;
(2) offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities; service learning; nutrition and health education; drug and violence prevention programs; counseling programs; arts, music, physical fitness, and wellness programs; technology education programs; financial literacy programs; environmental literacy programs; mathematics, science, career, and technical programs; internship or apprenticeship programs; and other ties to an in-demand industry sector or occupation for high school students that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students; and
(3) offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children’s education, including opportunities for literacy and related educational development.”
Funder: South Carolina Dept. of Education – Office of Student Intervention Services
Eligibility: “Organizations that are eligible to apply include single public school districts; individual public schools, private schools, or charter schools; community-based organizations; faith-based organizations; Indian tribe or tribal organization (as such terms are defined in Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)); another public or private entity; or a consortium of two or more such agencies, organizations, or entities.”
Amount: Unspecified
Contact: Link.
