Midland Innovation + Technology Charter School (MITCS) has recently applied for two grants — the 21st Century CCLC Grant and the 2024 SEED Growth Fund Grant.
Below is detailed information about the 21st Century CCLC Grant, offered through the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). That grant is for for $600,000, and serves 235 students for five years. The funding can be used for a variety of programs and services. The recipient of the 21st Century CCLC Grant will be announced in February 2024.
MITCS has also applied for the 2024 SEED Growth Fund Grant. The application review for the SEED Growth Fund Grant will take place between January and February 2024. The SEED team identifies semi-finalists to advance to the next round for consideration. In February through April, SEED conducts relationship building with semifinalists through focused visits to their schools. In June, SEED selects 10 to 15 finalists who will receive growth funding and become members of the Seed Cohort.
We will keep everyone updated on the status of our applications!
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Cohort 12 Competitive Grant
Five Program Years: 2024-2029 Overview
The 21st CCLC grant is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and provides funding for the establishment of community learning centers to provide students with academic enrichment opportunities. In addition to academics, 21st CCLC grantees may also use the funds to carry out a broad array of activities that advance student academic achievement and support student success, including before and after school, summer, Saturdays, and holiday programming. A minimum of 50 percent of daily programming must directly target reading, math, and science enrichment with the balance of activities occurring on a rotational basis. Each eligible entity that receives an award under section 4204 may use the award funds to carry out a broad array of activities that advance student academic achievement and support student success, including:
academic enrichment learning programs, mentoring programs, remedial education activities, and tutoring services, that are aligned with a) the challenging state academic standards and any local academic standards; and b) local curricula that are designed to improve student academic achievement;
well-rounded education activities, including such activities that enable students to be eligible for credit recovery or attainment;
literacy education programs, including financial literacy programs and environmental literacy programs;
programs that support a healthy and active lifestyle, including nutritional education and regular, structured physical activity programs;
services for individuals with disabilities;
programs that provide after-school activities for students who are English learners that emphasize language skills and academic achievement;
cultural programs;
telecommunications and technology education programs;
expanded library service hours;
parenting skills programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy;
programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, or expelled to allow the students to improve their academic achievement;
drug and violence prevention programs and counseling programs;
programs that build skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (referred to in this paragraph as 'STEM'), including computer science, and that foster innovation in learning by supporting nontraditional STEM education teaching methods; and
programs that partner with in-demand fields of the local workforce or build career competencies and career readiness and ensure that local workforce and career readiness skills are aligned with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
