From the Virginia Department of Education
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is awarding 29 new grants to fund 21st Century Community Learning Centers in communities across the commonwealth. The competitive grants can range from $50,000 to $200,000 and will allow school divisions, faith-based organizations and community groups to provide students with tutoring, enrichment activities that complement regular academic programs, and literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children. VDOE also is continuing to fund 83 programs that received initial grants in 2016 and 2017. The centers will operate before and after school, during school breaks, Saturdays, and during summer vacation.
Applicants were encouraged to consult with parents, community groups, businesses, arts and cultural organizations and other youth development agencies to develop successful applications and programs. The new recipients for 2018-2019 are as follows:
- Bedford County Public Schools — Staunton River High
- Buena Vista Public Schools — Enderly Heights Elementary
- Charlotte County Public Schools — Bacon District Elementary
- Chesterfield County Public Schools — Falling Creek Elementary
- Chesterfield County Public Schools — Harrowgate Elementary
- Chesterfield County Public Schools — Providence Middle
- Fairfax County Public Schools — Herndon Middle School and Jackson Middle
- For Kids Inc. — Suffolk Public Schools’ Elephant’s Fork Elementary
- Hampton Public Schools — Benjamin Syms Middle
- Hampton Public Schools — Jane H. Bryan Elementary
- Hampton Public Schools — Jefferson Davis Middle
- Hampton Public Schools — John B. Cary Elementary
- James Madison University — Stone Spring Elementary
- Lynchburg Public Schools — Linkhorne Elementary
- Lynchburg Public Schools — Robert S. Payne Elementary
- Lynchburg Public Schools — William Marvin Bass Elementary
- Mecklenburg County Public Schools — Chase City Elementary
- NextUp RVA Inc. — Richmond Public Schools’ Elkhardt-Thompson Middle
- NextUp RVA Inc. — Richmond Public Schools’ Lucille Brown Middle
- On The Road Collaborative —Harrisonburg City Public Schools’ Thomas Harrison Middle
- Page County Public Schools — Luray Elementary
- Peter Paul Development Center — Richmond Public Schools’ Bellevue Elementary and Chimborazo Elementary
- Portsmouth City Public Schools — Douglass Park Elementary
- Prince William County Public Schools — R. Dean Kilby Elementary
- Pulaski County Public Schools — Dublin Middle and Pulaski Middle
- Radford Public Schools — McHarg Elementary, Belle Heth Elementary and Dalton Intermediate
- Roanoke Public Schools — Hurt Park Elementary
- Rockbridge County Public Schools — Natural Bridge Elementary
- Suffolk Public Schools — Booker T. Washington Elementary
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program is authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended.
Additional information about the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program is available on the VDOE website. Details about the applying for the next competition will be announced in February 2019.
