Public Notice: Boys & Girls Club of Westminster Intent to Apply for Funding

Boys & Girls Club of Westminster intends to submit grant applications to the California Department of Education to expand after school supplemental programs (a program in excess of regular school days or any combination of non-school days including holidays, summer, or intersessin recess periods), after school and summer learning opportunities for Westminster students through the following two grant programs:  21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC) for elementary and middle school sites, and 21st Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens Program (ASSETs) for high school sites.

The purpose of the 21st CCLC program is to provide local flexibility in the establishment or expansion of community learning centers that provide students with academic enrichment opportunities. Activities are designed to complement students’ regular academic program, assist with literacy and related educational development services for families of these students, and provide a safe environment for students participating in their programs.

The purpose of the 21st Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) program is to provide local flexibility in the establishment or expansion of community learning centers that provide students in grades 9–12 with academic enrichment opportunities. Activities are designed to complement students’ regular academic program, assistance in passing the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), career exploration, literacy and related educational development services for the families of these students, and a safe environment for students participating in the programs.

The California Department of Education has released the Cohort 9 Request for Applications for the 21st CCLC and ASSETs grant programs, and applications are due December 12, 2013.
To review the Request for Applications, visit the CDE website at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ba/cp/funding.asp and http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ba/cp/

Last Modified on December 2, 2013