Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program-Cohort 18 Competitive - apply by Tue July 19

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Division: Educational Services

Office: Student Support Services

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Purpose:

It is the intent of the 21st CCLC Program to provide opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in community learning centers that:

  • increase academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet the challenging State academic standards
  • 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.

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has established a five-year grant program. This competitive grant program is open to open to all New Jersey non-profit organizations, local education agencies (LEAs), which include charter schools, educational service commissions, jointure commissions, and special services school districts; nonpublic schools; community-based organizations; city or county government agencies; faith-based organizations; institutions of higher education; for-profit agencies; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; or consortiums of two or more such agencies, organizations, or entities. However, eligibility is limited to those entities that will serve students in grades three through 12 who primarily attend schools implementing comprehensive or targeted support and improvement activities under section ESSA 1111(d) or other schools determined by the LEA to be in need of intervention and support.

Based on the availability of FY23 federal Title IV, Part B Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) funds, this first year of this five year grant program will begin September 1, 2022 and will end on August 31, 202

Eligible Agencies: NJ Non-Profit Orgs, LEAs, Nonpublic Schools, Community Based Orgs, Faith Based Orgs, Tribal Orgs, IHEs, For-Profit Orgs, City/County Agencies

Approximate Number of Awards: 10-15

Grant Program: Competitive

Total AMT. Available: $5,500,000

Application Due Date: Tuesday, 7/19/2022

The due date is Tuesday, July 19, 2022, no later than 4:00 p.m. The submit button will disappear at 4:00 p.m. Please plan accordingly!

The New Jersey Department of Education is pleased to announce the release of the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Competitive Notice of Grant Opportunity (NGO).

There will be a virtual technical assistance (TA) session on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am. The TA session is open to any agency interested in submitting a competitive application for the Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC grant. Attendance is not mandatory. However, registration is required to attend the optional virtual technical assistance session. If there are any registration issues, please contact 21stCCLC@doe.nj.gov.

AN EMAIL WITH THE MICROSOFT TEAMS MEETING LINK WILL BE SENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO REGISTER BY THE DEADLINE. IF YOU WISH TO REGISTER AFTER THE DEADLINE, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO 21STCCLC@DOE.NJ.GOV.

Applicants are encouraged to READ the NGO prior to attending this virtual TA session. The NGO can be found on the Grants Management page on the NJDOE website.

PLEASE MUTE ALL AUDIO PRIOR TO JOINING THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSION!

Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC Competitive NGO Virtual TA Registration link is below: