A letter dated  January 27, 2022 titled Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Cohort 11 Grant Announcement, Instructions for Applications (IFA) was published by N. Craig Scott, 21st CCLC Education Administration Supervisor at the PA Bureau of School Support at the Division of Student Services. The letter states that Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is pleased to announce the availability of the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Cohort 11 Grant Instructions for Application (IFA). The Cohort 11 application for the 21st CCLC grant will be submitted via the eGrants system starting February 15, 2022. The period of availability is five years, which is anticipated to begin October 1, 2022, and end September 30, 2027, subject to availability of funds from the United States Department of Education and satisfactory performance of the grantee in the previous year.
The Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC grant is a competitive grant that provides federal funding to establish community learning centers that provide academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities for students and their families. These opportunities must occur during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session to help students attending high-poverty and low-performing schools to meet state and local standards in core academic subjects. Centers must also offer students a broad array of activities that can complement their regular academic programs and literacy and other educational services to their families. The 21st CCLC program is authorized under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015.
For 21st CCLC Non-Regulatory Guidance, www2.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/guidance. More Application information is available by visiting PDE’s website at www.education.pa.gov, using the search keywords 21st CCLC or email additional questions to: [email protected] or to N. Craig Scott, 21st CCLC Education Administration Supervisor, Division of Student Services, Bureau of School Support, at [email protected], or contact by phone at 717-346-3251.

The letter can be viewed by clicking here.