21st CCLC Grant Awards for 2023-2028 (Cohort 5)
The Oregon Department of Education is pleased to announce the 27 grant recipients of the 2023 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant competition. 21st CCLC grants will help students from 115 different Oregon schools in 37 districts with over 221 community partners!
Thanks to the federal Title IV-B grant funds, each of the 115 21st CCLC programs will offer equity-driven academic enrichment, a broad array of youth development opportunities, and family engagement activities that are designed to improve student growth and achievement in high-poverty schools. This new cohort of grantees built their proposals for funding focused on three state priority areas including:
- Mental Health & Well-being,
- K-5 Literacy, and
- Middle and High School Career & Technical Education (CTE).
Empowering Communities through Partnership
A high-quality afterschool and summer program develops, cultivates and sustains strong partnerships to integrate a common vision an co-create opportunities that complement and address the specific assets, needs and dreams of the community. All 21st CCLC programs must consist of at least one partnership between a local educational agency, a community-based organization, and another public entity or private entity [§4204(b)(H)].
21st CCLC Cohort 5 Grantees 2023-2028
- Metropolitan Family Service
- Northwest Children's Theater and School
- Saturday Academy
- SCRAP - Creative Reuse
- City of Sweet Home
- City of Lebanon
- Coach Willis Sales LLC
- CopeNotes
- Lebanon SD
- Lebanon Community School District
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Linn County Mental Health
- RAIN Catalysts
- Sweet Home School District
- Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medical of the Pacific - Northwest (COMP-Northwest)
- Workforce Institute
- Day One Tech
- Educate Ya, Inc.
- Metropolitan Family Service
- Medicine Bear
- Multnomah County SUN
- Oregon MESA
- Family and Community Outreach - Early Learning and Family Engagement
- Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties
- The Gate Youth Association
- Western Oregon University
- Western Oregon University - Bilingual and Diverse Teacher Scholars Program
- Arts in Education of the Gorge
- Baker Technical Institute
- Columbia Gorge Community College
- Columbia Gorge STEM Hub
- Confluence
- Dufur School District
- Gorge Ecology Outdoors (GEO)
- Hage Electric & Construction Services, INC.
- North Central Public Health District
- North Wasco County School District 21
- OR Fish & Wildlife
- Oregon State University, Wasco County 4-H
- SafeSpace Children's Advocacy Center
- Small Business Development Center
- SMART Reading
- South Wasco Alliance (SWA)
- South Wasco County School District
- Southern Wasco County Library - Artists In Residence
- SWC 4-H
- TDHS Robotics
- The Dalles-Wasco County Library
- Wasco County Youth Services - YouthThink
- Corvallis Environmental Center
- Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)
- Classroom Law Project
- 4J Behavior Support & Staff Development Specialists
- 4J Nutrition Services
- 4J Transportation
- All That! Dance Company
- Bushnell University
- Chamber Music Amici
- City of Eugene - Recreation Services Division
- Connected Lane County
- CTE Course and Career Pathways
- Eugene Springfield Youth Orchestra
- Eugene Symphony/LINK UP Program
- GANAS and M.E.Ch.A.
- Hult Center for Performing Arts
- Lane Arts Council
- North Eugene High School Robotics
- Ophelia's Place
- OregonAsk
- OSU Extension Kids in the Kitchen
- Safe Routes to Schools
- School Garden Project
- SMART Reading
- Title I, Eugene School District 4J
- University of Oregon - Office of Students and Financial Aid
- UO School of Education Internship Placement Program
- WREN (Willamette Resources and Educational Network)
- YMCA
- Black Rock Wellness Center
- Family and Community Outreach; School Based Mental Health
- Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties
- Iddell Dew Gardens
- Jackey's Manos
- Polk County Service Integration
- Adelante Mujeres - Chicas Youth Development Program
- AmeriCorps - Partnerships for Student Achievement
- Forest Grove High School
- Girl Scouts of OR & WA
- Nana Cardoon - Urban Farm & Learning Center
- Chess for Success
- SMILE Program
- Active Children Portland
- AKA Science (a program of Impact NW)
- Day One Tech
- Concorde Education
- Multnomah County SUN
- Metropolitan Family Service
- Microchip
- Arts in Education of the Gorge
- Columbia Gorge STEM Hub
- Empowered Movement Arial
- Gorge Ecology Outdoors - Discovery Center
- Hood River County Prevention Department
- Oregon State University
- SafeSpace Children's Advocacy Center
- SMART Reading
- BestCare Treatment Services, Prevention Program
- Central Oregon STEM Hub
- Culture & Heritage Department
- OSU Extension Nutrition Dept, Jefferson County
- OSU Extension FCH/SNAP-Ed Dept, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
- Jefferson County Kids Club
- SMART Reading
- Think Wild
- Destination Imagination of Oregon
- Herald and News
- Integral Youth Services
- Jensen Equestrian
- Klamath Community College
- Klamath Learning Center
- Klamath Symphony
- Klamath Union DECA
- Klamath Union High School Digital Media
- Klamath Works
- OSU, Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center
- Science Works Hands-on Museum
- Solid Ground Equine Assisted Activities and Therapy Center
- YMCA of Klamath Falls
- Boys & Girls Club of Western Lane County
- Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District
- Lane Arts Council
- Lane Community College
- Lane CTE
- Lane ESD School Improvement Team (SEL Specialist, Youth Voice Specialist)
- Lane ESD's Special Education Department
- Lane STEM
- Mapleton School District
- McKenzie School District
- Siuslaw School District
- Sources of Strength
- City of Lincoln City - Lincoln City Parks & Recreation, RecKids Program
- Fostering Grandparents - Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments
- Neighbors for Kids (NFK)
- Oregon Coast STEM Hub with OSU and Hatfield Marine Science Center
- OSU - Lincoln County 4-H
- OSU Lincoln County Extension Service - SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education
- Project Bravery
- Siletz Valley Schools
- Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
- Nestucca Valley School District
- Open Campus/Juntos
- Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
- Tillamook County Library
- Tillamook Family Counseling Center
- Arlington School District
- City of Condon
- Condon Arts Council
- Condon School District
- Fossil School District
- Gilliam County
- Gilliam County 4-H
- Gilliam County Historical Society
- Mitchell School District
- Spray School District
- Wheeler County 4-H
- Clackamas County Prevention Coalition
- Clackamas Women's Services
- Clackamas Workforce Partnership
- Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest
- Ledding Library
- SMART Reading
- Todos Juntos
- Day One Tech
- Metropolitan Family Service
- Multnomah County SUN
- Oregon MESA
- Centro Latino Americano
- Connected Lane County
- Healthy Moves
- Lane Arts Council
- Ophelia's Place
- Riverview Center for Growth
- Springfield Library / City of Springfield
- Stronger Oregon
- Willamalane Parks and Recreation District
- City of St. Helens
- Columbia Arts Guild
- OSU Extension Office
- Shoestring Community Players
- St. Helens Public Library
- St. Helens School District
- REAP inc. (Multicultural Youth Leadership Program)
- Blue Mountain Community College
- City of Umatilla
- Community Counseling Solutions
- Family Health Associates
- Intermountain ESD
- Northwest Prevention Science
- Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program (ORTOP)
- Umatilla Chamber of Commerce
- Umatilla County CARE
- Umatilla Parent Teacher Organization
- Umatilla Robotics - Think Big Space
- Umatilla School District #6R
- CTE Program Salem-Keizer School District
- Salem Art Education
- Satellite Gaming
- Salem-Keizer School District
- SKSD College and Career Program
- Camp Cedar Ridge
- Columbia Health Services
- LitART
- City of Woodburn
- French Prairie Kiwanis Club
- Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington
- Kiwanis Club of Woodburn
- Nike
- Woodburn Area Chamber of Commerce
- Woodburn Fire Department
- Woodburn Police Department
Grant Competition
Grants are awarded through a competitive process to Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), and other private or public entities, or a consortium of these entities to provide comprehensive community learning center services. Applications undergo a rigorous peer review process from qualified reviewers across the state and nationally who are knowledgeable in and experienced with quality practices related to achieving student outcomes in regular school day, after-school, and summer programs.
It’s never too early to begin preparing for the next 21st CCLC grant competition. The guidance below can help prospective applicants prepare for the next competition in 2028.
In the first year of this five year grant (2023-2028), a total of $11.4 million will be awarded to Oregon communities. Grant award amounts range from $211,250 to $500,000 per year. Grantees will receive 100% of the awarded amount for the first three years of the grant. Funding will be reduced to 90% of the original funding level in year four, and 80% of funding level in year five.
External Organizations
The Oregon Department of Education, who administers the state's 21st CCLC Grant, is required to pre-screen external organizations that could aid 21st CCLC subgrantees in carrying out program activities and make the list available to eligible entities (ESSA Section 4203(a)(11)). External organizations are nonprofit organizations with a record of success in running or working with out-of-school time programs (operating before school, after school, or during school breaks such as in the summer) (ESSA Section 4201(b)(4)).
Instructions for External Organizations:
If your organization would like to appear on the pre-screened list, please complete and submit this
Smartsheet questionnaire by
May 31, 2024. The ODE will verify the submitted information and determine whether your organization may appear on the pre-screened list. The pre-screened list will be made publicly available and will be updated on a regular basis. The list will contain the information from this form as directory information for your organization so that eligible entities may contact you regarding your expanded learning programs, services, and activities.
List of Self-Nominated External Organizations -
coming soon
This list does not comprehensively cover all external organizations in the state of Oregon. The list is developed as organizations voluntarily complete this process. The details provided regarding external organizations are provided for information only. The Oregon Department of Education does not endorse, represent, or warrant the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content, services, or other materials provided by these educational service providers. Any reliance upon any information, content, materials, products, services, or vendors included on or found through this listing shall be at the user's sole risk. Please note, that ODE does not approve vendors or providers.
It is a policy of the State Board of Education and a priority of the Oregon Department of Education that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability in any 21st CCLC educational program, activities or employment. For more information, visit the Oregon Department of Education's Anti-Discrimination Policy page.
If you have any questions about completing this form or the list of pre-screened external organizations, please email ODE.OR21stCCLC@ode.oregon.gov.