California's 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program provides funding to create incentives for establishing before-and after-school enrichment programs that partner schools and communities to provide academic and literacy support and safe, constructive alternatives for youth. Each program must consist of three elements: academic assistance, educational enrichment, and family literacy services. Programs must operate during every regular school day and may operate during summer, intersession, or vacation days.
Entities eligible to apply for funding include local educational agencies (LEAs), cities, counties, community-based agencies, other public or private entities (which may include faith-based organizations), or a consortium of two or more such agencies, organizations, or entities. Applicants are required to plan their programs through a collaborative process that includes parents, youth, and representatives of participating schools or local educational agencies, governmental agencies (e.g., cities, counties, parks and recreation departments), community organizations, and the private sector.
The U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education will conduct a free technical assistance workshop for this state-administered, federally funded program that provides five-year grant funding to establish or expand before-and after-school programs in California. The application for the 21st Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) Program grant is currently available.
Please register online for this free technical assistance workshop by December 1, 2008. If you are unable to register online or have questions, please call (202) 219-1741.
This workshop is only for organizations in California. For information about similar grants in other states, please contact your state department of education.
Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for YouthBuild Grants. (PDF: 106K)
Announcement Type: Notice of Solicitation for Grant Applications.
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ DFA PY 08–07.
Catalog of Federal Assistance Number: 17.274.
Key Dates: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is January 15, 2009.
Applications must be successfully submitted at http://www.grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) and then subsequently validated by Grants.gov.
