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21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
Formula funding through state education agencies for community-based out-of-school-time programs serving high-poverty and low-performing schools. Cities, school districts, CBOs, and faith-based organizations eligible as sub-grantees.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $50K – $2M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- State pass-through cycles; varies by state.
- Typical prep time
- 6–12 weeks
- Statutory authority
- ESEA Title IV, Part B (20 U.S.C. §7171)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
State education agency administers sub-grants. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.