The major federal funding sources supporting after-school programs promote a variety of goals and outcomes, including:
- substance abuse prevention
- juvenile delinquency
- workforce development
- academic supports for students
For more information on federal funding sources supporting after-school, read How to Get Money .
New Funding
Strong Communities Competition
This competition seeks innovative projects and ideas that engage citizens to steer change and build strong communities. Three winners will receive $5,000, and eight finalists will get to attend the Community Matters 2010 Conference. CommunityMatters is interested in solutions from a variety of disciplines including (but not limited to) conservation, planning, economics, politics, education, deliberative democracy and the arts, and especially encourages submission of interdisciplinary approaches. CommunityMatters has a special interest in receiving submissions from young people.
Eligibility:All types of individuals and organizations (charitable and non-profit organizations, private companies, or public entities)
Deadline:August 11, 2010
Open Meadows Foundation Grants
Open Meadows Foundation makes grants for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities. Grants of up to $2,000 are available for projects that: are designed and implemented by women and girls; promote building community power; promote gender, racial, social, economic and/or environmental justice; reflect the diversity of the community served; and have limited financial access. All applicants must provide evidence of nonprofit registration.
Deadline: August 14, 2010
DoSomething.org Get Well Soon Grants
DoSomething.org has teamed up with the Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation to award project grants to individuals who are taking action to help children in hospitals. From creating a safe space while elementary and middle school aged kids stay in hospitals, to creating care packages for hospital bound or recovering kids, there are many ways to get involved with or start your own projects. Whether you have an established organization that helps youth in hospitals, or if you have a new idea to help kids in hospitals, apply for a Get Well Soon Grant to help your project grow! Fifteen projects will receive $500 grants, and 5 grand prize winners will receive $1,000 grants for their projects or organizations. All of the winners will be featured on DoSomething.org and celebrated through various marketing platforms.
Deadline: August 17, 2010
STEMester of Service Grants
We know most teachers and administrators are on summer vacation, so Youth Service America has extended its deadline for the STEMester of Service program to late August to allow time for educators to get back to school and apply. Funded by Learn and Serve America, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, STEMester of Service incorporates YSA's semester-long service-learning framework to engage educators and students in addressing critical environmental and disaster preparedness needs and connecting them to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula. YSA is seeking middle schools with large populations of disadvantaged youth; STEM schools must be located in one of the states with highest dropout rates, which includes Michigan. The $5,000 grant (that includes travel and training at YSA's Youth Service Institute in Detroit in October) supports teachers as they engage local partners and guide students in addressing local needs through planning and implementing sustainable service projects that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011).
Deadline: August 20, 2010
Federal funding sources, typically administered by state agencies, support after-school programs.
- Child Care Funds
- The federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provides subsidies to low-income families for child care for ages under 13.
- State quality improvement initiatives include an earmarked fund for improvements in the quality of school-age care.
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funds
- May be spent directly on after-school programs
- Up to 30% may be transferred to CCDF
- Education Funds
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC)
- Title 1
- Safe and Drug Free Schools
- Workforce Development Funds
- Title 1 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA)
- AmeriCorps
- Provides trained, dedicated volunteers to agencies and non-profits, including those serving children in out-of-school time
- Juvenile Justice Funds: Violence Prevention
- Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention
- Obesity Prevention Funds
- Carol M. White Physical Education program funded by the Department of Education
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Funds
- Preventive Health and Services Block Grant, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For detailed information go to The Finance Project’s Out-of-School Time funding series.