City year INC., rhode island's whole school, whole child support for high-need students in providence and central falls

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded City Year, Inc. $790,000 on July 13, 2026, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) to deliver whole-school, whole-child support for high-need students in Providence and Central Falls, Rhode Island.

City Year, Inc., a national nonprofit organization that deploys AmeriCorps members to provide comprehensive educational support and mentoring in underserved public schools, will execute the award from the grant date through June 30, 2030. Work is performed in Boston, Massachusetts. The grant supports in-class tutoring, mentoring, attendance monitoring, and after-school programming designed to improve student literacy and math skills, enhance school engagement, and develop social-emotional capabilities through targeted interventions by trained AmeriCorps members.

The underlying federal grant program supports high-quality projects that develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools. Awards typically extend up to five years. The program may award grants to local educational agencies in which at least twenty percent of students are from low-income backgrounds, the Bureau of Indian Education, or eligible national nonprofits. Grantees may develop or enhance school library programs, support early literacy services including parent outreach, and distribute books and reading materials to increase students' reading motivation and performance.