Student Learning and Support
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Interested in Becoming a 21st Century Community Learning Centers Provider?
Thank you for your interest. At this time, the Department of Education is not accepting proposals for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program. Should funds become available in the future, this webpage will be updated with the necessary information. Again, thank you for your interest.
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21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC) provides funding to local education agencies (LEAs), community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and other public or private entities through a competitive process to:
(1) provide academic enrichment opportunities for children - particularly students who attend high poverty and low-performing schools - to meet State and local standards in core academic subjects;
(2) offer students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and
(3) offer literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.
The 21st CCLC program is authorized by Title IV, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Louisiana receives approximately $20 million annually from the United States Department of Education for this program.
In Louisiana, three-year grants are competitively awarded to both public and private entities to create community learning centers before school, after school, and in the summer months for low-income students and their families. The Department of Education is currently funding 87 21st CCLC programs statewide. Approximately 25,000 students are being served at 245 sites. The program has targeted funds to communities that have low-performing students, high rates of poverty, and limited resources with which to establish after-school community centers.
For more information contact:
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| Kartina Roberts |
Section Administrator
kartina.roberts@la.gov
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(225) 342- 3488
(225) 219-4454 Fax
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Provider Contact Information
Eighty-seven programs are currently providing services to 25,000 students and their families across the state of Louisiana. Click on the link below for contact information.
Provider List - FY 2010
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