Department announces latest 21st Century Community Learning Centers grantees

7/22/2024

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is pleased to announce the grantees for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program. The program creates or expands community learning centers that provide academic enrichment and youth development opportunities for students who attend predominantly high-poverty and low-performing schools.

The Department awarded $45,705,710 of federal funding for Fiscal Year 2025. Twenty-one new award recipients were selected from 161 applications through a comprehensive peer review process. Priority was given to programs that serve students in rural schools. In addition, 263 grantees received continuation funding based on prior-year grant awards totaling $46,916,344.

All 21st CCLC funded programs must:

• Provide opportunities for academic enrichment to assist students in meeting the state academic standards;
• Offer students access to a broad array of additional services, such as those that focus on youth development, student wellness, civic engagement, and nutritional and physical health;
• Offer adult family members of program participants opportunities for educational development and engagement in their children’s education.

All programs must be implemented through a partnership that includes at least one school and one community organization with a demonstrated record of success in designing and implementing before-school, after-school, summer learning or expanded learning time activities.

Visit the Department’s website to learn more about the 21st CCLC program.