21ST century community learning centers program

The Idaho State Board of Education was awarded a $6,515,398 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) program. This funding supports the establishment and expansion of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools.

As the prime grantee, the Idaho State Board of Education has distributed sub-awards to various local school districts and other educational entities across the state to deliver 21st Century Community Learning Center services and activities. These sub-recipients include school districts such as Coeur d'Alene, Kellogg, Parma, Jefferson, Gooding, Cassia County, Lake Pend Oreille, Richfield, Nampa, Notus, Cascade, Wendell, Kootenai, Pocatello Chubbuck, West Side, Plummer Worley, Kendrick, Blackfoot, Marsing, Lapwai, Mountain Home, and Boise. Through these sub-awards, the local education agencies are providing academic enrichment programming, after-school and summer learning opportunities, and other educational services to support student achievement, particularly for disadvantaged populations.