Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County intend to apply for the following project at these Clubs:
The Marjorie S. Fisher Club, Naoma Donnelley Haggin Club, Max M. Fisher Club, Florence De George Boys & Girls Club, and Gove Elementary.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Request for Proposal (RFP) for Discretionary, Competitive Projects
Project Year 2013-14
Bureau / Office
Bureau of Family and Community Outreach
Program Name
21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC)
Specific Funding Authority(ies)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended – Title IV, Part B – Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 84.287
Funding Purpose/Priorities
The purpose of the Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program is to provide federal funds to establish or expand community learning centers that operate during out-of-school hours with three specific purposes:
- Provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students (particularly students in high-poverty areas and those who attend low-performing schools) meet state and local student performance standards in core academic subjects such as reading and mathematics.
- Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs and activities, such as positive youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, recreation programs, technology education programs and character education programs that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students.
- Offer families of students served by 21st CCLC programs opportunities related to literacy and educational development.
