21ST century community learning centers program

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Education $51,939,985 on July 1, 2026, under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287, Formula Grant S287C260038). The funding supports community learning centers that provide academic enrichment activities for children, particularly students attending high-poverty and low-performing schools, including literacy and educational services to families of participating children. The program is designed to help students meet state and local academic achievement standards in core subjects such as reading and mathematics, while offering a broad array of enrichment activities that reinforce and complement their regular academic programs.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education, operating through its Budget & Fiscal Management Division, receives the award as the state educational agency and serves as the primary recipient distributing sub-awards to local school districts, intermediate units, charter schools, and community organizations throughout the Commonwealth. Work is performed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. Pennsylvania Department of Education operates as a subsidiary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Formula grant recipients at the state level are subject to single audit requirements when receiving $500,000 or more within a fiscal year; grant records must be maintained for three years after completion.