21ST century community learning centers program

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $8.503565 million to the Bureau of Indian Education on July 1, 2026, under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287). The award funds community learning centers that provide academic enrichment activities for children, particularly students attending high-poverty and low-performing schools, with emphasis on helping students meet state and local academic achievement standards in core subjects such as reading and math, offering a broad array of enrichment activities that complement regular academic programs, and providing literacy and other educational services to families of participating children. The Bureau of Indian Education operates a network of 183 elementary and secondary schools across 23 states serving Native American students. Performance runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Washington, DC. This is a formula grant, with awards made annually under the program.