21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Grant Program (Federally funded through ESSA Title IVB - Fund Code 647)

21st CCLC Funding

Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grants

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Planning Resources

RFPs — FY2023–FY2026

Grant Recipients

  • All FY2025 Grant Funded Sites — This list includes sites with awards from FC 647 (new site grants), FC 646 (exemplary programs grants), and FC 645 (continuation grants), and notes the funding amounts and cycles.

FC 645 (Continuation Funds): FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023

  • All grantees receiving continuation funds in the given fiscal year are listed. The amount for each grantee may include multiple 21st CCLC grants.

  • The purpose of the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Continuation Grant is to continue to support funded 21st CCLC grantees to implement academically enriching programming that contributes to deepening student learning during the school year and summer. The FY2026 eligible entities are grantees with sites originally awarded under FC 647 in Fiscal Years (FY) 2023, 2024 and/or 2025 and/or FC 646 in FY2024 and/or 2025.

FC 647 (Supporting Additional Learning Time (SALT) Grant for New Sites — Competitive): FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 (Please note that no SALT competition was held in FY2026.)

  • These are listed by the initial year of the grantee's award, with each recent grantee being eligible for up to four additional years through continuation funds.

  • The purpose of this federally funded competitive grant program is to support the implementation of academically enriching programming during Out-of-School Time (OST) (school year and summer) that increases student engagement, deepens student learning, and contributes to a well-rounded education. Eligible applicants are:

    • public school districts, public charter schools, cities and towns with > (at least) 15 percent of students who are Low Income (LI) as indicated at the Department's School and District Profiles page

      and/or

    • Community-based organizations (CBOs), other public or private entities, or a consortium of two (2) or more of such agencies, organizations, or entities have a demonstrated partnership with a school(s) with ≥ 15 percent of students who are LI, as indicated at the School and District Profiles page or through other research based quantitative data evidence.

FC 646 (Exemplary Programs — Competitive): FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023

  • The purpose of this competitive Exemplary Grant Program is to support a network of high quality 21st Century Community Learning Center programs (21st CCLC) that are able to identify exemplary practices and demonstrate the ability to serve as models, mentors, and resources on those practices. Eligible entities for the FY2026 Exemplary Grant Program are sites that received a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Fund Code (FC) 646 grant as well as corresponding continuation grants, and have met all grant and eligibility requirements.

Last Updated: August 28, 2025

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