Afterschool funding at a glance

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Federal Funding:

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 Nutrition Programs, USDA             

·       Child and Adult Care Food Program (Afterschool Meals) - Can support programs through meal and snack reimbursements

·       Summer Food Service Program (Summer Meals)

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) and Department of Labor

• Can support paid experiences for older students (14 and older)
• Workforce Pathways for Youth

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Department of Health and Human Services - Funds child care, afterschool, workforce programming

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

AmeriCorps, VISTA, Corporation for National and Community Service

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, Full Service Community Schools, Mental Health, STEM/Science

State Level Opportunities:

• State Funding:
  • Reach out to your Statewide Afterschool Network to learn about funding opportunities in your state
  • Recent 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/
• Federal Scholarship Tax Credit - while technically a federal program in the tax code, state Governors will have to opt in to this program and create a list of scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs) that will be able to collect donations and distribute them to educational uses in private and public schools, including uses such as afterschool and transportation. The regulations are still being finalized. Learn more here. 

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
  • Children's Funding Project Map 
  • 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

More Resources: 

• Backgrounder on OST Funding
• Afterschool Alliance Funding Database
• Wallace Guide on Federal Funding for Afterschool and Summer
• Children's Funding Project: Federal Funding for Children and Youth