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21st Century Learning Centers

1.5.2022

      A formula grant to support community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools.

      Eligibility

      Eligible Applicants:

      • States

      Eligible Community Violence Intervention Programs:

      • Street Outreach
      • Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
      • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
      • Youth Engagement and Employment

      2021 Grant Overview

      Fund Amount: $1,259,673,000

      Maximum Award Amount: $148,460,316 to California (Allocations determined by formula)

      Total Number of Anticipated Recipients: Approximately 56

      Solicitation Priorities:

      • States must give priority to applications that are jointly submitted by a local educational agency and a community-based organization or other public or private entity

      How to Apply

      Most recent solicitation: 2021

      Agency: Department of Education

      21st Century Learning Centers Resources

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      Did you know?

      Every day, 125 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded, and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Everytown Research analysis of CDC, WONDER, Provisional Mortality Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death, 2019–2023; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project nonfatal firearm injury data, 2020; and SurveyUSA, Market Research Study #26602, 2022.

      Last updated: 11.8.2024