Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant

Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Amount: US $50,000 - US $400,000
Last Updated: March 05, 2026

Summary

The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant, managed by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, aims to enhance student learning through various programmatic components. These include academic enrichment, family engagement, and a range of additional services that support students, particularly those in low-performing schools. The grant is designed to create safe environments for students after school hours, promoting holistic development through tutoring, arts, sports, and community service.

Overview

Purpose 21st CCLC programs are required to provide the following programmatic components, as authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the ESEA, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015: 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 in at least math, reading, and science (subjects are Missouri specific);Offer students a broadarray 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. All three components must be offered at each site (a site would NOT be eligible if it only offered homework and/or tutoring and/or credit recovery as these do not provide all the required programmatic components of 21st CCLC programs). A center may be composed of one or more sites. Each site occurs at a separate geographic location, but is still part of the total 21st CCLC. Centers need to provide a range of high-quality services to support student learning and development, including tutoring and mentoring, homework help, academic enrichment (such as hands-on math, reading/language arts, and science, STEM programs), community service opportunities, as well as music, arts, sports, and cultural activities. At the same time, centers help working parents by providing a safe environment for students during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session.

Eligibility

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