21ST century community learning centers program

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) received a $97,056,163 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA #84.287) program. This program provides funding to establish or expand community learning centers that offer academic enrichment opportunities for children, particularly students from high-poverty and low-performing schools.

NYSED has sub-awarded portions of this grant to various local education agencies, schools, non-profits, and other organizations across New York to create community learning centers that deliver educational enrichment activities and academic support services to disadvantaged students. Key sub-recipients include Jamestown City School District, City of New York Board of Education, NIA Community Services Network, Inc., 82nd Street Academics, and Center for Educational Innovation Inc.