Post-pandemic academic acceleration in gwinnett county, georgia

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $400,861 Project Grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc. to support post-pandemic academic acceleration programs in Gwinnett County, Georgia. This grant funding aligns with the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) federal grant program. The project aims to provide children and teens in the Gwinnett County area with academic support, mentoring, and after-school programming to help accelerate learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a non-profit organization, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc. will utilize this federal funding to deliver these educational services and programs at its 25 local club locations across 10 metro Atlanta counties.