Supported with federal funds, the purpose of this competitive Exemplary Grant Program is to expand and enhance a statewide network of high quality 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) programs that will serve as mentors and resources to new and existing programs.
Out-of-School Time [OST] Applicants must continue to offer at least 400 hours of comprehensive OST programming during the schoolyear and summer for a selected population of students. Enrolled students are not expected to attend all 400 hours; however, it is expected that students will attend the programming an average of a minimum of 80–100 hours per year.
Expanded Learning Time [ELT] Due to requirements under the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) applicants must offer a minimum of 300 expanded learning program hours by:
and
None is available.
Requirements for all applicants:
Eligible applicants are Massachusetts LEA's.
Applications are to be submitted by June 26, 2020. A similar deadline is anticipated, annually.
A total of approximately $3,000,000 is projected to be available. Applicants are eligible to apply for up to a maximum of 85% of their FY20 grant award or $50,000 per site (whichever is more).
[OST] Applicants may apply for up to an additional $10,000/site to help support transportation costs or hire additional staff to ensure small group sizes and support the health and safety of students and staff for SY 2021.
[ELT] Applicant sites may apply for up to an additional $20,000 to support the required 120-hour summer program. Please refer to the grant requirements section for more details.
[ELT] Preference for funding will be schools that include PBL in the school/student schedule.