Search Grants: Government, Education

The purpose of this program is to provide expanded academic enrichment opportunities for children attending lowperforming
schools. Tutorial services and academic enrichment activities are designed to help students meet local and
State academic standards in subjects such as reading and math. In addition, 21st Century Community Learning Centers
programs provide youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, technology education programs,
art, music and recreation programs, counseling, and character education to enhance the academic component of the
program. These activities must be offered during periods when school is not in session, such as before and after school,
summer, weekends, and holidays.

Community-based organizations and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply provided they meet all statutory and
regulatory requirements. Local education agencies may also apply and are strongly encouraged to partner with communitybased
organizations, including faith-based organizations.

The purpose of this program is to address the academic and social needs of children through school-based (coordination with schools) mentoring programs and activities and to provide these students with mentors. This grant focuses on youth who are most at risk of educational failure, dropping out of school, involvement in criminal or delinquent activities, or who lack strong positive role models. These programs and activities must serve children with the greatest need in fourth through eighth grades and who are living in rural areas, high-crime areas or troubled home environments; or who attend schools where violence is present.

Nonprofit community organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply. Partnerships between local education agencies and faith-based or community organizations are strongly encouraged.

The purpose of this program is to support parental assistance and resource centers that provide training, information and
support to parents of children through school age. The desired outcome is to strengthen partnerships among parents
(including parents of children from birth through age 5), teachers, principals, administrators, and other school personnel in
meeting the educational needs of children.
Nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply.

Supplemental Educational Services are additional academic instruction designed to increase the academic achievement of
students in low-performing schools. Services must be provided outside of the regular school day and may include
academic assistance such as tutoring, remediation and other educational interventions. These services must be highquality
researched-based strategies specifically designed to increase student achievement and are consistent with the
content and instruction of the local education agency and aligned with the State’s academic content standards. Each State
education agency is required to identify organizations that qualify to provide these services and maintain a list that allows
parents to have as many choices as possible.
Providers of Supplemental Educational Services may include nonprofit entities, for-profit entities, local education agencies,
public schools, public charter schools, private schools, public or private institutions of higher education, and faith-based
organizations. Entities that would like to be included on the list of eligible providers must contact their State education
agency and meet the criteria established by the State to be considered for the list of eligible providers.
Eligible students are students from low-income families who attend Title I schools that are in their second year of school
improvement, in corrective action or in restructuring.