21st Century Community Learning Centers/Texas ACE Cycle 11
Funding Amount
$1,480,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Texas (Dallas ISD and Terrell ISD)
Overview:
Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) received a preliminary award of $1.48 million through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers/Texas ACE Cycle 11 program through the US Department of Education. This highly competitive grant supports after-school and summer programming.
Program Focus:
- Safe and professional after-school care
- Academic enrichment
- Physical and health education
- Family engagement
- Extracurricular programming
- Summer programming
Geographic Coverage:
- Dallas ISD: 7 elementary and middle school campuses
- Terrell ISD: 3 elementary campuses
Impact:
- Serves at least 750 students and families throughout the 2021-2022 academic school year
- Program began no later than September 7, 2021
- CISDR is one of only three Communities In Schools affiliates in Texas to be awarded this grant in Cycle 11
Staff Hired:
- Program Director: Neketha Polley (6 years experience in 21st CCLC grant program)
- Family Engagement Specialist: Jaziel Corona-Aguilar
- 10 after-school Site Coordinators (hiring in progress)
Key Contacts:
- Adam Powell, President & CEO
- Dr. Larry Polk, Assistant Superintendent of Student, Family, and Community Services at Terrell ISD
- Dr. Gerardo Hernandez, Principal of Thomas J. Rusk Middle School
What Communities in Schools of the Dallas Regioninc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2022
- 1
- Total given
- $330K
- Median grant
- $330K
- By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: Dallas, TX.
Example grants
Cisdr Endowment · Dallas, TX
$330K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- After-school
- Youth programs
- K-12 schools
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