Mammoth spending bill includes support for afterschool, summer, mentoring, and more

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Mammoth spending bill includes support for afterschool, summer, mentoring, and more

By Erik Peterson Posted: Jan 23, 2023

In December, the 117^th Congress approved a $1.7 trillion bill that included a $40 million increase for the Nita M. Lowey 21^st Century Community Learning Centers (21^st CCLC) initiative and additional increases across the US Department of Education important to afterschool programs, public schools, and the people and programs that support them nationwide. The bill also included hundreds of Congressionally Directed Spending Items—items that were requested by Members of Congress based on feedback from their communities. Years ago, such requests were called “earmarks,” but the process and parameters for such requests have narrowed. Plus, the term itself carries some negative connotations due to past abuses.

The good news for afterschool? Dozens of items will fund afterschool, mentoring, STEM education and others local interests. For example, a number of Boys and Girls Clubs across the country will receive funds for afterschool and summer programs. Clubs in Denver, Atlanta and Benton Harbor, Michigan are among them. The Long Beach (NY) Latino Civic Association is receiving funds for student support, mentoring and enrichment activities. The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago will support STEAM learning activities with the funds it’s receiving. The United Way of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA, will have money to invest in wraparound services and academic supports for its local students, including pre-K tuition stipends. The bill will invest in STEM education and an agricultural science magnet school pathway in Albuquerque’s (NM) Public Schools. The Mississippi Children’s Museum will be supporting afterschool programming. There are millions of dollars being invested in afterschool, informal learning, summer programs, mentoring and other issues—millions of dollars that will benefit the field.

Below you will find two charts that detail the requests from Members of the House and Senators that support the field. See if any funds are coming to your community!

Congressionally Directed Spending Items in the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education portion of the FY 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill that focus on afterschool, youth engagement, social and emotional learning (SEL), summer learning, STEM, STEAM, literacy, and other issues of interest to the afterschool community.

The chart below includes the awarding agency, the account the funds are awarded from, a brief description of the work, the amount appropriated for the work, and the Member of the House who requested the directed spending. (Projects requested by Senators are below.)

Afterschool and summer projects – House / Senate

Tutoring, Mentoring, Enrichment – House / Senate

Early Childhood – House / Senate

Literacy – House / Senate

Social and Emotional Learning – House / Senate

Student Mental Health – House / Senate

STEM/STEAM – House / Senate

Wraparound Supports – House / Senate

Youth Engagement – House / Senate

Youth Workforce Development – House / Senate

Juvenile Justice – Senate

State	Agency	Account	Project	Amount	Member of Congress Requesting Funds
	Afterschool/Summer Learning
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Big Thought, Dallas, TX for out-of-school learning, digital credentialing, and learning systems	$1,000,000	Allred
CO	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver, CO for afterschool and summer programming	$549,374	Perlmutter
CO	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver, CO for afterschool programs	$1,212,062	Crow
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Cameron Community Ministries, Rochester, NY for afterschool and summer enrichment	$200,000	Morelle
IN	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	City of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation, Indianapolis, IN for an afterschool physical education enrichment program	$1,000,000	Carson
IN	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	City of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation, Indianapolis, IN for arts and environmental education access in afterschool and summer learning settings	$1,000,000	Carson
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	City School District of New Rochelle, NY for afterschool programs and summer learning	$2,000,000	Bowman
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	El Paso Independent School District, El Paso, TX for afterschool enrichment and STEAM education	$2,000,000	Escobar
MI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Flint Institute of Science and History, Flint, MI for afterschool programs	$ 1,905,421	Kildee
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Empowering Success Now, Fontana, CA for afterschool and tutoring programs	$532,500	Torres (CA)
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Hispanic Counseling Center, Hempstead, NY for afterschool programming	$128,468	Rice (NY)
MA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, Worcester, MA for a summer learning program	$416,275	McGovern
RI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Providence After School Alliance, Providence, RI for a summer learning STEAM program	$350,000	Cicilline
TN	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Soulsville Foundation, Memphis, TN for an afterschool music education program	$1,150,000	Cohen
IL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	The Bridge Teen Center, Orland Park, IL for afterschool programs	$500,000	Newman
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	The Brotherhood Sister Sol, New York, NY for afterschool programs	$1,000,000	Espaillat
PA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	The Garage Community and Youth Center, Avondale, PA for afterschool youth development programs, including a vehicle	$100,000	Houlahan
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	The Regents of the University of California; University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA for summer math academies	$1,125,360	Vargas
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Watts Labor Community Action Committee, Los Angeles, CA for afterschool programming and arts education	$922,000	Barragan
TN	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South, Cordova, TN for educational programs before and after school	$1,000,000	Cohen
IL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, IL for afterschool programs	$666,366	Underwood
	Tutoring, Mentoring, and Enrichment
VA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	An Achievable Dream, Newport News, VA for student enrichment and academic support	$1,594,355	Scott (VA)
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, Irving, TX for a youth mentoring program	$250,000	Nehls
NJ	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties, Newark, NJ for mentoring and student support	$1,000,000	Watson Coleman
MA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, MA for student mentoring and enrichment	$250,000	Pressley
GA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Chamblee, GA for academic enrichment and tutoring	$400,861	Bourdeaux
MI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor, Benton Harbor, MI for educational, mentoring, and tutoring program	$1,500,000	Upton
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Black Spectrum Theatre Co., Jamaica, NY for an African American history program	$1,275,000	Meeks
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Brooklyn, NY for academic enrichment programs	$1,025,000	Velazquez
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, New York, NY for historical curricula and enrichment programs	$809,092	Espaillat
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Foundation Communities, Austin, TX for learning center programs, including enrichment and literacy support	$1,107,925	Doggett
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Long Beach Latino Civic Association, Long Beach, NY for student support, mentoring, and enrichment	$50,000	Rice (NY)
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Optimist Boys’ Home & Ranch, Inc. dba Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services, Los Angeles, CA for a tutoring program	$270,000	Garcia (CA)
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Orlando Community & Youth Trust, Orlando, FL for student enrichment through dragon boating	$100,000	Demings
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Roosevelt Union Free School District, Roosevelt, NY for homework and tutoring support	$525,000	Rice (NY)
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Stars of New York Dance, Brooklyn, NY for arts education enrichment programs, including student scholarships	$500,000	Jeffries
IL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Waukegan to College, Waukegan, IL for mentoring, tutoring, and academic advising programs	$315,000	Schneider
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	YMCA of Greater New York, NY for youth support and enrichment programs	$1,000,000	Meeks
	Early Childhood Learning
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Drew Child Development Corporation, Lynwood, CA for an early childhood education program, including installation of an outdoor science lab and learning space	$143,000	Barragan
VA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Fairfax County, VA for early childhood development and learning	$1,500,000	Connolly, Wexton
IN	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN for early childhood education programs, including furniture, minor repairs, and classroom upgrades	$500,000	Carson
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Long Beach Day Nursery, Long Beach, CA for early childhood learning	$250,000	Lowenthal
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	New York Hall of Science, Corona, NY for science programming for preschool students, including exhibits	$750,000	Ocasio-Cortez
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Open Door Preschools, Austin, TX for preschool programs, including outdoor learning spaces, and wraparound supports for at-risk families	$824,900	Doggett
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, CA for early childhood education	$1,000,000	Ruiz
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	South City Foundation, Tallahassee, FL for an early childhood education program, including technology upgrades	$2,000,000	Lawson (FL)
	Literacy
MI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Dearborn Heights Libraries, Dearborn Heights, MI for student mobile library services, including a vehicle	$206,000	Tlaib
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX for student literacy programs and access to culturally relevant texts	$102,250	Castro (TX)
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX for student access to texts, including equipment	$139,212	Fletcher
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Houston Public Library, Houston, TX for digital literacy resources	$2,000,347	Fletcher
WI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, WI for child literacy programs	$241,250	Moore (WI)
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Research Foundation of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY for a literacy program	$191,160	Clarke (NY)
OH	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Toledo Tomorrow, Toledo, OH for an early childhood reading program	$1,050,000	Kaptur
MS	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	University of Mississippi, University, MS for a professional development program and writing initiative	$1,000,000	Kelly (MS)
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Start Lighthouse, New York, NY for literacy and learning spaces in schools	$205,500	Ocasio-Cortez
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	**Cambodia Town, Long Beach, CA for language access programs	$56,950	Lowenthal
MP	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	**Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System, Saipan, MP for language immersion curriculum and programming	$311,939	Sablan
	Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Abyssinian Development Corporation, New York, NY for SEL programming and professional development	$1,000,000	Espaillat
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Baldwin Union Free School District, Baldwin, NY for SEL programs	$3,000,000	Rice (NY)
MD	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Best Buddies International, Baltimore, MD for school-based programs that promote inclusion	$100,000	Hoyer
MD	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Best Buddies International, Baltimore, MD for school-based programs that promote inclusion	$100,000	Sarbanes
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Pace Center for Girls, Jacksonville, FL for student support programs, including SEL resources and technology	$500,000	Lawson (FL)
	Student Mental and Behavioral Health
MO	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis, MO for student mental health and anti-violence programs	$70,000	Bush
IL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Glen Ellyn School District 41, Glen Ellyn, IL for school-based mental health services for students and families	$250,000	Casten
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	San Diego State University, San Diego, CA for school-based behavioral health training and supports	$524,972	Jacobs (CA)
	STEM/STEAM
NV	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV for STEM and SEL programs	$750,000	Horsford
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Broward County Public Schools, Fort Lauderdale, FL for visual arts and computer science education, including equipment	$525,000	Wasserman Schultz
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Chapman University, Orange, CA for computational clusters, lab infrastructure, and postsecondary research activities	$2,200,000	Correa
GA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Clayton State University, Morrow, GA for environmental studies research, including equipment and technology	$750,000	Scott, David
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Clearwater, FL for science education and a mobile classroom, including a vehicle	$976,000	Crist
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Food Literacy Center, Sacramento, CA for science and nutrition education, including the development of a student garden	$1,050,000	Matsui
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Dallas, TX for programming to develop skills and competencies in STEM, leadership development, and financial empowerment	$920,000	Johnson (TX)
HI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Hawaii Agriculture Foundation, Honolulu, HI for STEM programs that incorporate innovative agriculture technologies	$372,000	Kahele
GA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Henry County Board of Education, McDonough, GA for afterschool enrichment and STEM education	$40,000	Scott, David
IL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL for STEM education, including teacher stipends	$1,022,000	Quigley
MD	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD for STEM education and professional development	$401,615	Ruppersberger
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	New York Sun Works, New York, NY for a hydroponic farm STEM program, including equipment	$800,000	Torres (NY)
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	New York Sun Works, New York, NY for a hydroponic farm STEM program, including equipment	$800,000	Clarke (NY)
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	New York Sun Works, New York, NY for a hydroponic farm STEM program, including equipment	$500,000	Jeffries
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Ontario-Montclair School District, Ontario, CA for STEAM programs, including equipment and technology	$272,077	Torres (CA)
MO	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Seed St. Louis, MO for STEM education programs	$380,000	Bush
IL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL for STEAM education	$595,025	Quigley
OH	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	TECH CORPS, Columbus, OH for computer science education, including equipment	$300,000	Ryan
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Texas State University — Round Rock, Round Rock, TX for a STEM educational and professional development program	$1,000,000	Carter (TX)
LA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	The Center for the Innovative Training of Youth STEM NOLA, New Orleans, LA for STEM learning and career readiness programs, including equipment	$2,000,000	Carter (LA)
MA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Town of Randolph, MA for mobile library and STEM programming, including vehicle and equipment	$524,000	Pressley
CT	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT for K–12 STEM education programs	$1,000,000	Hayes
OH	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Trumbull County Educational Service Center, Niles, OH for STEM education, including equipment and technology	$650,000	Ryan
NE	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	University of Nebraska System, Lincoln, NE for a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program	$2,000,000	Bacon
VI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Thomas, VI for electric vehicle classes, career and technical college programs, and STEM education	$2,200,000	Plaskett
PA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	West Chester University, West Chester, PA for STEM education programs	$715,770	Houlahan
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, Van Nuys, CA for STEAM and civics education	$2,000,000	Cardenas
GA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA for digital skill building programs, including equipment	$1,024,940	Williams (GA)
	Youth Support/Wraparound Services
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	American Association of Caregiving Youth, Boca Raton, FL for supportive services for caregiving youth	$491,000	Frankel, Lois
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Beasley-Brown Community Development Corporation, San Antonio, TX for community-based learning centers	$2,280,000	Cuellar
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Birch Family Services, New York, NY for communication systems for nonverbal children and families	$201,096	Ocasio-Cortez
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, CA for developing a digital program for student support	$1,000,000	Lieu
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Catholic Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Los Angeles, CA for a postsecondary student support program	$500,000	Schiff
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Chinese American Social Services Center, Brooklyn, NY for academic and arts programs, including support for English learners	$105,000	Nadler
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Encompass: Resources for Learning, Rochester, NY for student academic and wraparound services, including transportation	$700,000	Morelle
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Friendship Foundation, Redondo Beach, CA for inclusive programs for students with disabilities	$1,000,000	Lieu
GA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA for educational services for children of military families, including the purchase of equipment	$215,000	Carter (GA)
NC	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC for wraparound services, academic supports, and learning hubs	$2,200,000	Manning
MI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills, MI for a Holocaust education program, including support for English learners and students with disabilities	$550,000	Stevens
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX for family and community engagement programs for students	$1,975,000	Green (TX)
AZ	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, Phoenix, AZ for targeted student support programs	$167,000	Grijalva
HI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Kula No Na Poe Hawaii, Honolulu, HI for academic supports and wraparound services	$1,800,000	Case
PA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	LGBT Center of Greater Reading, PA for wraparound services and support for at-risk youth	$113,520	Houlahan
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Jacksonville, FL for an educational services, counseling, and training program, including the purchase of equipment and information technology	$500,000	Bilirakis
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Jacksonville, FL for curriculum, technology, and training program, including the purchase of information technology and equipment	$500,000	Rutherford
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Pace Center for Girls, Jacksonville, FL for curriculum development and support services	$500,000	Crist
PA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	United Way of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA for wraparound services and academic supports, including pre-K tuition stipends	$2,200,000	Cartwright
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Boys and Girls Club of Pharr, TX for equipment and supplies for youth development services	$1,753,812	Gonzalez, Vicente
MI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI for a student development program, including the purchase of supplies and student stipends	1,000,000	Meijer
PA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	**Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia, PA for a teaching fellows program	$500,000	Evans
	Youth Engagement
TX	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX for outdoor learning experiences, including equipment and furniture for outdoor classrooms and exhibits	$2,015,750	Doggett
DC	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, DC for youth engagement through arts education, including equipment	$250,000	Norton
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America, New York, NY for a youth scouting program	$50,000	Malliotakis
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	City of Greenacres, FL for youth programs, services, and curricula, including technology	$1,000,000	Frankel, Louis
DC	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	**Dance Institute of Washington, DC for arts education and dance training, including equipment	$1,000,000	Norton
	Youth Workforce Development/Apprenticeship/Career Pathways
PA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School, Ebensburg, PA for an instructional program, including the purchase of equipment	$1,005,000	Thompson (PA)
MA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA for an aviation education program	$1,358,000	Keating
MA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA for workforce education access and credit programs	$1,000,000	Keating
MA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable, MA for a dental hygiene program	$1,000,000	Keating
MD	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	End Hunger Calvert County, Huntingtown, MD for a pre-apprentice skills program	$300,000	Hoyer
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Freeport Union Free School District, Freeport, NY for a college and career center, including equipment	$173,923	Rice (NY)
NY	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Haitian Americans United for Progress, Hollis, NY for youth leadership and youth workforce programming	$364,558	Meeks
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL for career and technical education in construction and medical training, including equipment	$1,000,000	Castor (FL)
IA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates, Des Moines, IA for career pathways and counseling supports	$250,000	Krishnamoorthi
MI	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	LIFT, Detroit, MI for a manufacturing technician education program	$1,250,000	Lawrence
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Norwalk La-Mirada Unified School District, Norwalk, CA for career and technical education pathways, dual enrollment programs, and technology	$2,200,000	Sanchez
CT	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Norwalk Public Schools, Norwalk, CT for marine science pathways	$1,323,660	Himes
OR	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Oregon Institute of Technology, Wilsonville, OR for a healthcare career pathways program	$700,000	Schrader
CA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA for CTE pathways to certificate and degree programs	$2,000,000	Correa
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	School District of Osceola County, FL for a youth entrepreneurship program, including support for student internships, a vehicle, and capital for student businesses	$953,000	Soto
FL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Seminole County Public Schools, Sanford, FL for high school health careers programs, including medical equipment	$526,692	Murphy (FL)
IL	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Southland Career and Technical Education Center, Matteson, IL for classroom design and curricula for career and technical education programs	$1,740,000	Kelly (IL)
OR	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, OR for a career and technical cosmetology program, including equipment	$385,000	DeFazio
MO	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis, MO for CTE programs in construction trades, including scholarships for technical college programs	$252,713	Bush
WA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	Tacoma Public School District, Tacoma, WA for career preparation and internship programs	$555,000	Strickland
WV	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	The West Virginia Chamber Foundation Corporation, Charleston, WV for a drop-out prevention and school-to-work transition program	$ 200,000	Miller (WV)
WA	Department of Education	Elementary and Secondary Education	University of Washington Bothell, WA for pathways toward environment and sustainability degree programs, including equipment	$811,061	DelBene

Congressionally Directed Spending Projects in the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education portion of the FY 2023 spending bill requested by Senators of the 117^th Congress.

	Agency	Account	Project	Amount	Senator Requesting Funds
	Afterschool/Summer Learning
NY	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Avenue Blackbox Theatre Inc. dba the Field, NY, for after, out of school and summer programs, including purchase of technology and equipment.	$750,000	Schumer
NY	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	EnCompass: Resources for Learning, Inc., NY, for educational programming, including afterschool, summer learning, and college readiness	$700,000	Gillibrand, Schumer
VT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Governor’s Institutes of Vermont, VT, for an arts education and enrichment summer program.	$304,000	Sanders
CT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Hartford Stage, CT, for arts-based summer education programming	$100,000	Blumenthal
NJ	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Institute of Music for Children, NJ, for the Summer Arts Institute	$75,000	Booker
CA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Leaven Kids, Inc., CA, for equipment and technology, and vehicles for afterschool programming.	$147,000	Feinstein, Padilla
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Mississippi Children’s Museum—Meridian, MS, for afterschool programming	$150,000	Hyde-Smith
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Mississippi Children’s Museum, MS, for afterschool programming	$225,000	Hyde-Smith
WA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	North Beach School District #64, WA, for before and after school programs	$758,000	Murray
HI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Parents and Children Together, HI, for afterschool and out-of-school-time education programs.	$550,000	Hirono
RI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Providence After School Alliance, RI, for summer STEAM learning and enrichment program.	$350,000	Whitehouse
WV	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Save the Children Federation, Inc., WV, for afterschool and early learning education programs.	$250,000	Capito, Manchin
CT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	SoundWaters, Inc., CT, for afterschool and extracurricular programming, including purchase of equipment	$361,000	Blumenthal, Murphy
WA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Tacoma Public Schools, WA, for afterschool education and enrichment	$648,000	Cantwell
RI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	The Empowerment Factory, RI, for out of school time programs	$50,000	Reed
NJ	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	The Salvation Army, NJ, for afterschool program, including purchase of technology	$32,000	Booker
VT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Windham Central Supervisory Union, VT, for summer and afterschool programs	$100,000	Sanders
	Tutoring, Mentoring, and Enrichment
HI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, HI, for youth mentoring	$800,000	Schatz
VA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	George Mason University, VA, to recruit and train college students for tutoring of elementary and secondary school students.	$1,950,000	Kaine, Warner
ME	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Helping Hands with Heart/Maine Highlands, ME, for a youth mentoring initiative, including the purchase of equipment.	$426,000	King
VT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, VT, for youth development and enrichment, including the purchase of equipment.	$60,000	Sanders
SC	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Restoration Project Foundation, SC, for expansion of a mentoring program, including curriculum development.	$650,000	Graham
NH	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	United Way of Greater Nashua, NH, for tutoring program, including purchase of equipment.	$100,000	Shaheen
	Early Childhood
HI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Aha Punana Leo (APL), HI, for the Punana Leo statewide Hawaiian medium early childhood language education system, including reaccreditation by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium	$1,126,000	Hirono, Schatz
MN	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes, Inc., MN, for early childhood education	$300,000	Klobuchar, Smith
MN	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Morris Area Child Care Center, MN, for equipment for early childhood and afterschool education programs.	$18,000	Klobuchar, Smith
NM	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	New Mexico State University Glass Family Research, NM, for early childhood education, including purchase of equipment.	$200,000	Heinrich, Lujan
NJ	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Newark School of the Arts, NJ, for the Early Childhood Music and Movement program	$50,000	Booker
NJ	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	United Way of Northern New Jersey, NJ, to improve early learning	$500,000	Booker, Menendez
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	University of Mississippi, MS, for an early childhood education program, including the purchase of equipment and technology.	$1,360,000	Hyde-Smith, Wicker
	Literacy
CT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Bridgeport Board of Education, CT, for in-person and virtual library programs, including purchase of books, materials and virtual library resources.	$2,000,000	Blumenthal, Murphy
NM	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Children’s Reading Alliance, NM, for school readiness, including early literacy training in home and child care settings	$120,000	Heinrich, Lujan
NY	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Literacy Inc. (LINC), NY, to expand early literacy programs, including through familybased services.	$800,000	Gillibrand, Schumer
MN	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Morrison County United Way, MN, for school readiness through the Imagination Library program.	$14,000	Klobuchar, Smith
CT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	New Haven Reads Community Book Bank, CT, for Structured Literacy programming	$150,000	Blumenthal, Murphy
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Reading is Fundamental, DC, for a literacy program in Mississippi, including the purchase of technology.	$750,000	Wicker
RI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Rhode Island Center for the Book, RI, for a community literacy initiative	$15,000	Reed
WA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Save the Children Lower Yakima Valley, WA, to reduce food insecurity and increase child literacy, which may include vehicle purchase, use, and maintenance, and equipment.	$891,000	Cantwell
PA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	United Way of Venango County, PA, for early childhood literacy, including purchase of books for the Imagination Library	15,000	Casey
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	University of Mississippi, MS, for a program to improve reading skills, including stipends for tutors.	$750,000	Hyde-Smith
	Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
PA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Mikayla’s Voice, PA, for social-emotional learning and inclusion programs	$250,000	Casey
CT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership, CT, for social-emotional learning initiative within Bridgeport Public Schools.	$125,000	Blumenthal, Murphy
	Student Mental and Behavioral Health
IL	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Board of Education of the City of Chicago, IL, for promoting student health activities and improving access to student health services	$750,000	Dubin
NV	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Washoe County School District, NV, for student mental health support and services	$1,535,000	Cortez-Masto, Rosen
	STEM/STEAM
NM	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Albuquerque Public Schools, NM, for STEM education and agricultural science magnet school pathway, including purchase of equipment.	$275,000	Lujan
PA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County, PA, for STEM education and outdoor learning, including purchase of equipment, technology and supplies	$710,000	Casey
HI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Consortium for Hawaii Ecological Engineering Education dba Ma¯ lama A ? ina Foundation, HI, for culturally-integrated, agricultural-related STEM education, including purchase of equipment and supplies	$765,000	Hirono
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Delta State University, MS, for professional development in STEM education, including the purchase of equipment and technology.	$1,000,000	Hyde-Smith, Wicker
ME	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Educate Maine, ME, for a mobile science lab, including the purchase of equipment and curriculum development.	$1,000,000	Collins, King
MD	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	I am Mentality, Inc., MD, for STEM-related educational programming, including the purchase of equipment.	$2,000,000	Van Hollen
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Piney Woods School, MS, for a STEAM program, including the purchase of equipment and technology.	$350,000	Wicker
OK	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Rose State College, OK, for STEM education, including the purchase of equipment and technology.	$96,000	Inhofe
MI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	St. Clair County Community College, MI, for purchase of STEM education equipment for interactive STEM learning experiences.	$955,000	Peters
OH	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	TECH CORPS, OH, for purchase of technology and equipment for STEM education	$140,000	Brown
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, MS, for the purchase of equipment	$100,000	Hyde-Smith
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	University of Southern Mississippi, MS, for STEM education, including the purchase of technology and supplies.	$1,500,000	Hyde-Smith
WA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	West Sound STEM Network/SK School District, WA, to improve the capacity of education systems and communities to provide STEM educational experiences aligned with highdemand, regional employment sectors	$1,077,000	Cantwell
	Youth Support/Wraparound Services
MD	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Asian American Center of Frederick, MD, for school readiness, including the purchase of equipment.	$375,000	Cardin, Van Hollen
NH	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**Best Buddies International, Inc., NH, for the New Hampshire Inclusion Project for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	$250,000	Shaheen
PA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, PA, for the Teen Outreach program	$1,500,000	Casey
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**Canopy Children’s Solutions, MS, for educational programming, including the purchase of equipment and technology.	$524,000	Hyde-Smith
LA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Communities In Schools Gulf South, Inc., LA, for comprehensive student supports aimed at dropout prevention.	$1,000,000	Cassidy
VA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Communities in Schools of Virginia, VA, for a statewide initiative on student re-engagement and to address chronic absenteeism	$977,000	Kaine, Warner
LA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Foundation for the Art and Science of Learning, LA, for a dropout prevention program, including the purchase of technology	$580,000	Cassidy
CT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Hartford Public Library, CT, for educational programs for immigrant, refugee and English learner students.	$305,000	Blumenthal, Murphy
GA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe, East of the Mississippi, GA, for Mvskoke Punvkv (Muskogee Language) instruction for students of the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe.	$100,000	Ossoff
LA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Louisiana Board of Regents, LA, for curriculum development	$1,000,000	Cassidy
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, MS, for a learning recovery project	$500,000	Hyde-Smith
NM	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project, NM, for in-school and out-ofschool youth development programming.	$361,000	Heinrich
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Reclaimed Project, MS, for student success programming, including the purchase of equipment and technology.	$185,000	Hyde-Smith
NV	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Washoe County School District, NV, to prevent school drop-out and reduce chronic absenteeism.	$1,024,000	Cortez-Masto, Rosen
	Youth Engagement
NJ	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, NJ, for educational and leadership programs, including purchase of technology and equipment.	$500,000	Booker
VT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Harwood Union High School, VT, for national and international travel study program	$134,000	Sanders
HI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Kumano I Ke Ala o Makaweli, HI, for education and outdoor education programs in natural resource management, traditional Hawaiian language and agriculture, and food production, including the purchase of vehicles, machinery and equipment.	$796,000	Hirono, Schatz
RI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Stages of Freedom, RI, for youth development and physical education	$200,000	Reed
CA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**The Friendship Foundation, CA, for the Inclusive School Friendship Club, including purchase of equipment.	$380,00	Feinstein
PA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth, PA, for a school garden to support educational programming.	$32,000	Casey
GA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, GA, to improve student outcomes through a community schools approach.	$288,000	Warnock
NY	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**Universal Hip Hop Museum, NY, For educational programming, including purchase of equipment.	$2,000,000	Schumer
WV	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, WV, for educational programs, including interactive displays, exhibits, and curriculum	$111,000	Capito, Manchin
NJ	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**New Jersey Performing Arts Center, NJ, for arts education programs	$700,000	Booker
WV	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, WV, for educational programs, including interactive displays, exhibits, and curriculum.	$111,000	Capito, Manchin
	Youth Workforce Development/Apprenticeship/Career Pathways
KS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	CAPS Network, Inc., KS, for profession-based learning, including the purchase of technology	$951,000	Moran
RI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Center for Dynamic Learning, RI, for career readiness and training	$100,000	Reed
CT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	East Hartford Public Schools, CT, for the Manufacturing Academy and Internship program, including purchase of equipment.	$730,000	Blumenthal, Murphy
OR	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	La Grande School District, OR, to operate housing construction and construction trades CTE programs, including equipment and supplies.	$515,000	Merkley, Wyden
NM	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	May Center for Learning, NM, for professional development and coaching for reading specialists	$200,000	Heinrich
MS	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Mississippi School of the Arts, MS, for a dual enrollment program, including tuition assistance	$500,000	Hyde-Smith
CT	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	NAFI Connecticut, Inc., CT, for career readiness initiative	$218,000	Blumenthal, Murphy
NV	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Nye County School District, NV, for work-based learning	$152,000	Cortez Masten, Rosen
OR	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Scappoose Rural Fire District, OR, for career pathway programs in public safety, firefighting, and natural resources, including purchase of equipment.	$198,000	Merkley, Wyden
WV	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	**Shepherd University, WV, for a teacher professional development program, including stipends	$657,000	Capito, Manchin
ME	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Side x Side Inc., ME, to develop and implement professional development on arts integration.	$242,000	King
VA	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Source for Learning, Inc., VA, to expand online professional development for early childhood educators.	$352,000	Kaine, Warner
MD	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Transforming Lives CDC, MD, for college readiness programming, including support for paid work experiences	$195,000	Cardin, Van Hollen
ME	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	University of Maine System, ME, for a dual enrollment program	$464,000	Collins
	Juvenile Justice
RI	Department of Education	Innovation and Improvement	Rhode Island for Community and Justice (RICJ), RI, for programming and support for youth involved with the corrections system.	300,000	Whitehouse

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