21ST century community learning centers program

The Wyoming Department of Education received a $6.5 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 (21st CCLC) program (CFDA 84.287), effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the establishment and expansion of community learning centers that provide comprehensive out-of-school time academic enrichment and developmental services to school-aged children, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. Programming includes tutoring, homework assistance, mentoring, and extracurricular activities in arts, music, sports, and cultural enrichment designed to supplement in-school instruction and support overall student achievement and development.

The state agency distributed funds to 30 sub-awardees across Wyoming, including local school districts (Sweetwater County School District #1, Big Horn County School Districts #2 and #4, Fremont County School District #1, Lincoln County School District #2, and others), community-based organizations (Boys & Girls Clubs, Youth Emergency Services/Y E S House, Big Brothers Big Sisters), and educational service centers (Uinta B.O.C.E.S. #1). Sub-awards were structured as continuation or renewal grants spanning multiple funding cohorts, with sub-grantees in their second through fifth years of programming. These partnerships enabled the Wyoming Department of Education to serve as the primary pass-through entity for federal funding flowing to local implementing organizations operating community learning centers throughout the state.