21ST century community learning centers program

The Education & Early Development Alaska Department of Administrative Services Division received a $6.55M formula grant award on July 1, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program (CFDA 84.287). The award, obligated through September 30, 2026, supports the establishment and expansion of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment and developmental services to school-aged children, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. These centers deliver comprehensive out-of-school time programming including tutoring, homework assistance, mentoring, academic enrichment, and extracurricular activities in arts, music, sports, and cultural areas.

As the state educational agency primary recipient, Alaska's Education & Early Development Division functions as a pass-through entity, sub-awarding funds to local implementing organizations throughout the state. Documented sub-awardees include the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Boys & Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula, both of which received sub-grant awards in August 2025 to support 21st Century Community Learning Center programming. These sub-grantees deliver after-school and out-of-school programming designed to supplement in-school instruction and support student academic achievement and overall development, with particular emphasis on serving rural and Native Alaskan communities.