Grants to Delaware nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, and schools for programs that provide educational extracurricular activities. The program is intended for Title I schoolwide programs and schools that serve a high percentage of students from low-income families. Funding may be used to provide services such as academic enrichment, tutoring and mentoring, music, homework help, sports, cultural activities, community service opportunities, and family literacy programs.
The purpose of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program is to establish or expand community learning centers that provide students with enrichment opportunities during those times school is not in session. 21st CCLC centers can be located in elementary or secondary schools or other similarly accessible community facilities. 21st CCLC must provide a range of high quality services to support student learning and development.
Authorized under Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended Title IV Part B, the program’s specific purposes are to:
- Provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low performing schools, to meet state and local student achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics.
- Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs and activities such as youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, recreation, technology education program and character education programs that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students.
- Offer opportunities for literacy and related educational development to families of participating students.
Ideally, each program or activity shall:
- Be based upon an assessment of objective data regarding the need for before and after school (or summer recess) programs and activities in the schools and communities;
- Be based upon an established set of performance measures aimed at ensuring the availability of high-quality academic enrichment opportunities;
- If appropriate, be based upon evidence-based research that the program or activity will help students meet the State academic standards;
- Ensure that measures of student success align with the regular academic program of the school and the academic needs of participating students and include performance indicators and measures; and
- Collect the data necessary for the measures of student success.
This competition is open to local school systems, interagency, interdepartmental, community and faith-based or other private or public organizations, or a consortium of two or more of the aforementioned, proposing to provide services to students, and families of students, who primarily attend schools eligible for Title I schoolwide programs or schools that serve a high percentage of students from low-income families. The list of eligible public schools can be found on the 21st CCLC website.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Provide Delaware license(s) and/or certification(s) necessary to perform services as identified in the scope of work.
Prior to the execution of an award document, the successful vendor shall either furnish the Agency with proof of State of Delaware Business Licensure or initiate the process of application where required.
2. Vendor shall provide responses to the Request for Proposal (RFP) scope of work and clearly identify capabilities as presented in the General Evaluation Requirements below.
3. Complete all appropriate attachments and forms as identified within the RFP. All required attachments must be submitted with the paper and electronic versions.
4. Proof of insurance and amount of insurance shall be furnished to the Agency prior to the start of the contract period and shall be no less than as identified in the bid solicitation, Section V, Item 8, subsection g (insurance).
Organizations Ineligible to Bid:
Any individual, business, organization, corporation, consortium, partnership, joint venture, or any other entity including subcontractors currently debarred or suspended is ineligible to bid. Any entity ineligible to conduct business in the State of Delaware for any reason is ineligible to respond to the RFP.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Completed Applications can be emailed to: OSD@Delaware.gov
