COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
P.O.
BOX 2120
RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 131
September 27, 2002
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo
Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Application
Packet for 21St Century Community Learning Centers Competitive
Grant Program |
The Virginia Department of Education is pleased to
announce the availability of 21St Century Community Learning Centers
grant funds to be awarded to eligible organizations to support the
implementation of community learning centers that will assist student learning
and development.
The Virginia Department of Education will fund projects that
provide significant expanded learning opportunities for children and youth, and
that will assist students to meet or exceed state and local standards in core
academic subjects. Applicants eligible
to submit a proposal for this competition are nonprofit agencies, city or
county government agencies, faith-based organizations, institutions of higher
education, and for-profit corporations.
Applicants are encouraged to consult extensively with parents, community
organizations, businesses, arts and cultural organizations, and other youth
development agencies and work in meaningful collaboration to develop 21st
Century Community Learning Centers.
Funding for this program is provided through the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title IV, Part B.
Applications for 21St
Century Community Learning Centers grant funds are due in the Office of
Compensatory Programs no later than November
22, 2002, by 4:00 p.m. The 21St
Century Community Learning Centers program is a competitive grant program, and
the application is attached.
Applications
should be mailed to:
Office
of Compensatory Programs
P.
O. Box 2120
Richmond,
Virginia 23218-2120
or
Applications
may be hand delivered to:
101
N. 14th Street
James
Monroe Building, 23rd Floor
If you have questions or need additional program
information, please contact Ms. Gray Ball (mailto: cgraybal@mail.vak12ed.edu) at
804-225-2882.
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