Afterschool funding at a glance

 

Covid Relief Funds:

American Rescue Plan – ESSER III Funds

• State Level –Of the $122 billion funding stream, states have a 1% set aside for comprehensive afterschool and a 1% set aside for summer enrichment
  • Example: Afterschool: https://igniteafterschool.org/believe-and-build-afterschool-grants ; https://sde.ok.gov/newsblog/2022-02-15/hofmeister-announces-18-million-awarded-schools-community-partners-extended 
  • Example: Summer: https://vermontafterschool.org/summergrant/ 
• District Level – 90% of the $122 billion funding stream goes to the districts. Districts must contribute 20% to learning loss recovery and acceleration efforts, which in the law and guidance includes “afterschool and summer”. See funding levels by state and district.
  • Example: Jackson, MS: https://youthtoday.org/2022/02/a-struggling-mississippi-school-district-leans-on-afterschool-programming/ 

American Rescue Plan – Additional Funds

• Child Care Development Block Grant Stabilization Grants and Supplementary Funds (CCDBG/CCDF)– Can support students at least up to age 13, in some cases older. See ARP funds by state.  Reach out to State Child Care Agency
  • Example: IL program for license exempt child care centers and out-of-school time providers https://www.ilgateways.com/financial-opportunities/restoration-grants
• State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds (SLFRF)– Cities and Counties have funds for a variety of flexible uses including afterschool and summer. See funding allocation with Children’s Funding Project.
  • Local County Example: https://gallatincomt.virtualtownhall.net/home/news/gallatin-county-provides-grant-greater-gallatin-united-way-afterschool-program 
  • State Examples: NCSL Tracker

Other relief funds: GEER I and II (governors funds), ESSER I, ESSER II

Other Federal Funding (ongoing):

ESEA K-12 Funding

• Title I – Afterschool and Summer programs, support for teachers afterschool, transportation
  • Example: https://www.kearsarge.org/district/federal-programs/pages/title-i-school-district-title-i-plan 
• Title II – Teacher training in afterschool and summer programs; joint trainings across formal and informal educators; recruiting afterschool staff to help diversify the workforce
• Title III – Programs to support English language learners
  • Example: https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/after-school-programs-give-english-learners-a-boost 
• Title IV A – Student Support and Academic Enrichment – Afterschool STEM, Community School Coordinators, etc - more on afterschool funded through Title IV Part A
• Title IV B – 21^st Century Community Learning Center (apply to state for grants)
  • Example: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/issue_briefs/Credit-for-Learning-Spotlight-YouthForce.pdf 
• CTE: - partnerships with community based youth serving providers explicitly mentioned in 2018 CTE legislation
  • Example https://dunnpal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Dunn-PAL-CTE-factsheet-2020.pdf 

Child Care Development Block Grant

• Annual funding for low-income families in the workforce to access child care through subsidy or contracts, connect with state agency. 
  • Example: State Grant Program (IN): https://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/provider-resources/grant-opportunities/oecosl-request-for-funding-20-001-state-school-age-child-care-project-fund-state-fiscal-year-2021/ 
  • Example: State Funded Program (MO): https://upstl.org/ 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) – Can support paid experiences for older students

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa 

 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Department of Health and Human Services 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/programs/tanf 

• Examples: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED499573.pdf 

 

Child Nutrition Programs, USDA             

http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/child-nutrition-programs

·       Child and Adult Care Food Program (Afterschool Meals)

·       Summer Food Service Program (Summer Meals)

 

AmeriCorps, VISTA, Corporation for National and Community Service http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-vista

 

Higher Education Act (HEA): Funds federal work study students to work in programs, also TRIO programs beginning at middle school and CCAMPIS to support college students with child care (See blog)

 

Other: Juvenile Justice, Mentoring, Mental Health, STEM/Science

 

State Level Opportunities:

• State Funding:
  • Examples: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyActionDevStatePol.cfm 
• Governor’s Initiatives
  • Examples: https://www.nga.org/projects/improving-student-family-and-school-staff-well-being/

Local Funding Opportunities: 

• Mayor’s Initiatives
  • Example- Nashville, TN: https://nplf.org/what-we-do/nashville-after-zone-alliance/ 
• Community Services Block Grant
  • Example: Fairfax, VA: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/sites/familyservices/files/assets/boardsauthoritiescommissions/community-action-advisory-board/2021/2021-09-07-caab-csbg-fy-21-4th-q-narratives.pdf 
• Local Children’s Funds
  • Example: Oakland, CA - https://www.ofcy.org/ 

Also – Businesses, civic clubs, volunteers, older students, retirees, philanthropy

In-Kind Contributions:

• Staff Time from a Community Organization
• Evaluations Conducted by Universities
• Fundraising Consultation by a Business
• Special Events Ads by Local Media