CFDA#
84.287
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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Michigan Department of Education
Summary
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grant Program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.
Students must be offered after-school and summer programming for a minimum of four days a week, two and a half hours a day, for 32 weeks per school-year during out-of-school time, and six weeks in the summer. The purposes of the 21 CCLC Grants are to:
- 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; and
- 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
- 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.
This grant supports the guiding principles and strategic goals of the SBE and MDE by supporting extended learning opportunities and activities that are coordinated with other learning programs as part of the P-20 system. In addition, the grant supports and aligns with Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan (SEP) Mission and Vision, by ensuring the program is implemented with integrity through alignment with the Michigan State Board of Education adopted Michigan Out-of-School Time (MOST) Standards of Quality. All Michigan 21st CCLC programs are required to adhere to these standards.
History of Funding
More than 320,000 students have been served since the inception of the program in 2001.
Approximately $38,000,000 was allocated for FY 2022 with $5,000,000 available in new grants.
Additional Information
Federal criteria require that states make awards only to applicants that will primarily serve students and their families who attend schools that:
- are implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities OR targeted support and improvement activities; and
- enroll students who may be at risk for academic failure, dropping out of school, involvement in criminal or delinquent activities, or who lack strong positive role models.
Michigan will give priority to applicants who submit joint applications of partnerships involving LEAs and Community-Based or Faith-Based organizations, and propose to serve schools:
- that enroll a high concentration of low-income students;
- have a high percentage of students with chronic absences (i.e., greater than 10 absences during the scheduled school year;
- with less than 33.5% of the students tested, proficient in Math in 2021-22;
- with less than 45.3% of the students tested, proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) in 2021-22; and
- that are located in very low Child Opportunity Index zip codes.
The 2023-2024 MDE Application Priority Data File will be used to assess priority points for the application. Applicants must complete the MDE Application Priority Data section with information about each school to be served.
Note – In the following Special Circumstances* for proficiency target scores ONLY:
- Private schools,
- Schools not including grades in which the Michigan-Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP), PSAT or SAT are administered (ex; K-2 only buildings), or
- Schools where the class size is too small to be included (i.e.; less than 10 students were tested).
In the case of the above Special Circumstances an applicant may designate an alternate school as follows:
- In the case of a 9th to 12th grade building, indicate the school where students attended prior to enrolling in the school to be served. If there is not a single school, indicate the school with the lowest percentage of students proficient that a majority of students attended prior to enrolling in the school to be served.
- In the case of a Kindergarten-through-2nd grade-only building, indicate the school where students will attend 3rd grade. If there is not a single school, indicate the school with the lowest percentage of students proficient that a majority of students will attend for 3rd grade.
- In the case of a private school, indicate a public school within 5 miles with a similar demographic (such as population, race/ethnicity, free or reduced priced meals, etc.) to the school to be served.
Alternate schools must be designated by correct District and Building codes for consideration of Priority Points.
Eligibility Details
Federal guidelines state that eligible applicants may be Local Education Agencies (LEAs), both traditional public school districts and public school academies (PSAs), community-based organizations, Indian tribe or tribal organization, faith-based organizations and other public or private entities, or a consortium of these entities. The statute encourages eligible organizations to collaborate when applying for funds. Any 21st CCLC grantee that has funding continuing may not apply for duplicate funding for the same project and schools/sites. Grantees whose previous funding has expired may apply to serve the same schools/sites. Up to two applications will be eligible for funding per applicant. Each application may apply to serve a maximum of five sites.
Deadline Details
Letters of Intent are to be submitted by February 8, 2024 by 12pm. Online applications will become available on February 13, 2024 to only those applicants who have completed the required Intent to Apply. Those who miss the deadline may request access at 21stcclc@michigan.gov but will not receive access at the same time.
ALL completed applications are to be submitted March 12, 2024 by 12 p.m. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.
Award Details
Based on the current federal budget it is anticipated that Michigan's total Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 allocation will be approximately $37 million. If no changes occur to the federal allocation for Michigan, it is estimated that approximately $7 million for new grants will be available for the 2022-2023 21st CCLC cohort. The remaining $30 million will be allocated to 21st CCLC continuation grants and administration of these grants.
Federal criteria prohibit any grant award of less than $50,000 per year. MDE will award a maximum of $150,000 per site to programs offering services with a minimum of four days per week, two and a half hours per day for 38 weeks total, including six weeks during the summer. Funding limits will be based on average daily attendance from July 1st to June 30th each year. Use the amounts below as a guide when building your application:
- $95,000 per site serving an average of at least 20 students daily.
- $150,000 per site serving an average of at least 30 students daily.
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