RESOURCES FOR 21st CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS (CCLC) GRANTS

• U. S. Department of Education 21st CCLC Web page
  
  
• U. S. Department of Education 21st CCLC Guidance (Word Document)
  
  
• U. S. Department of Education 21st CCLC Law (PL 107-110, Title IV-B)
  
  
• The Finance Project - a specialized non-profit research, consulting, technical assistance and training firm for public and private sector leaders nationwide
  
  
• The Harvard Family Research Project
  
  
• The Council of Chief State School Officers
  
  
• Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time: Opportunities for Afterschool Programs Strategy Brief 2005, The Council of Chief State School Officers (describes how afterschool programs can be funded under certain NCLB programs) (PDF Document)
  
  
• National Institute for Out of School Time (NIOST) Web site - Mission is to ensure that all children, youth, and families have access to high quality programs, activities, and opportunities during non-school hours
  
  
• National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning - SEDL and seven other organizations comprise the National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning to provide research-based models, tools, and assistance for those who provide afterschool programs
  
  
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Afterschool Programs – provides support for community education, a public-private partnership in support of 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC). This supports the Foundation's long-held beliefs in community education
  
  
• The After School Institute - a Baltimore-based capacity-building organization whose mission is to provide after-school programs with the training and support they need to offer children and youth quality after-school and out-of-school opportunities
  
  
• The Afterschool Alliance - a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children
  
  
• The School Age Care List (SAC-L) - an on-line discussion for people interested in school-age care planning, resources, activities, funding, staff and staff development, and related subjects. It is co-owned by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College and by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE)
  
  

For more information contact Duane Sergent at duane.sergent@doe.virginia.gov.