21ST century community learning centers program

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Minnesota Department of Education $12.642897 million on July 1, 2026, under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287). The funding supports community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for children, particularly students attending high-poverty and low-performing schools, including literacy and educational services to participating families. The award runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Lauderdale, Minnesota. The Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program aims to help students meet state and local academic achievement standards in core subjects such as reading and math, offer a broad array of enrichment activities that reinforce and complement regular academic programs, and provide family support services. This is a formula grant, an assistance type under which state educational agencies distribute funds through sub-awards to local educational agencies, community-based organizations, and other eligible public or private entities within the state.