How much funding does 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) provide?

21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) provides Over $2,000,000 (varies by award) in funding.

When is the deadline for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)

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Funding Amount

Over $2,000,000 (varies by award)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program

Funder: U.S. Department of Education / Florida Department of Education

Geographic Scope: Florida, specifically Palm Beach County

Program Purpose:
Federal funding to establish or expand community learning centers that operate during out-of-school hours with three specific purposes:

Provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including tutorial services to help students (particularly students in high-poverty areas and those who attend low-performing schools) meet state and local student performance standards in core academic subjects such as reading and mathematics

Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs and activities, such as positive youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, recreation programs, technology education programs and character education programs that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students

Offer families of students served by 21st CCLC programs opportunities related to literacy and educational development

Focus Areas:

Academic enrichment and tutoring

Youth development activities

Drug and violence prevention

Technology education

Arts and music programs

Counseling and character education

Family instructional programs

Eligibility:

Community learning centers serving students at low-performing schools

Programs operating during out-of-school hours

Funding Authority: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended – Title IV, Part B; CFDA Number 84.287

Recent Awards (2014):
BGCPBC received over $2 million in awards supporting academic enrichment programs at:

Belle Glade Elementary

Pioneer Park Elementary

Gladeview Elementary School

Teen Center in the Glades

Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club of Boca Raton

Max M. Fisher Boys & Girls Club

Marjorie S. Fisher Boys & Girls Club

Florence De George Boys & Girls Club

Contact: Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, 561-683-3287, info@bgcpbc.org

How to Apply

Application Process

Request for Proposal (RFP): Florida Department of Education issues RFP for Discretionary, Competitive Projects

Submission Requirements:
Applicants must prepare proposals for specific club locations/schools to be submitted to Florida Department of Education

Current Status (as of April 2026):
BGCPBC is preparing 12 proposals to the Florida Department of Education to establish 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Required Documentation:
Proposals should address:

Academic enrichment and tutorial services

Student performance standards alignment

Broad array of youth development activities

Family literacy and educational development opportunities

Program design for low-performing schools and high-poverty areas

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