Formula Grant S287C220041

The South Carolina Department of Education received a $40 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287). The grant will support the provision of academic enrichment opportunities for K-12 students in South Carolina, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools, from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the funding will be used to establish or expand afterschool programs that provide academic assistance and other enrichment activities to help students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects like reading and math. As outlined in the program description, the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers initiative aims to support communities seeking to enable learning outside of regular school hours.