From sarena@u.washington.edu Mon Jan 18 12:44:05 1999 Received: from jason03.u.washington.edu (root@jason03.u.washington.edu [140.142.77.10]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with ESMTP id MAA22114 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:44:04 -0800 Received: from homer30.u.washington.edu (sarena@homer30.u.washington.edu [140.142.77.8]) by jason03.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with ESMTP id MAA28710 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:44:03 -0800 Received: from localhost (sarena@localhost) by homer30.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with ESMTP id MAA166258 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:44:03 -0800 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:44:03 -0800 (PST) From: Sarena Seifer To: ccp@u.washington.edu Subject: FYI - federal $$ available for after-school programs Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII -------------------- AFTER-SCHOOL FUNDING -------------------- President Clinton announced last week that he is seeking to triple funding for after-school programs, from $200 million this year to $600 million in fiscal year 2000. He said also that, when making awards under this 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, the Department would give priority to schools that discourage "social promotion" -- the practice of allowing students who have failed a school year to move up to the next grade level. These proposals are expected to be part of the President's budget for 2000, which will be sent to Congress early in February. -------------------------------------------- WORKSHOPS ON APPLYING FOR AFTER-SCHOOL FUNDS -------------------------------------------- Free workshops are being offered this month to assist schools & districts thinking of applying for support under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program. The workshops will help eligible applicants -- public elementary & secondary schools in inner-cities & rural areas, as well as consortia of those schools & or school districts applying on their behalf -- plan & implement high-quality after-school programs. Workshop features include... > tips on how to prepare the grant application > research results on high-quality after-school programs > examples of high-quality after-school programs & activities in the region. If you are interested in applying, please plan to attend a workshop in one of these cities: * January 11, 1999: Reno, NV, & Providence, RI * January 12, 1999: Boise, ID * January 13, 1999: Billings, MT, & Minneapolis, MN * January 15, 1999: Portland, OR * January 16, 1999: Washington, DC * January 20, 1999: Omaha, NE, & Philadelphia, PA * January 21, 1999: Flint, MI * January 30, 1999: Houston, TX, & Atlanta, GA. For more information on the conferences, hosted by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, call the National Community Education Association (703-359-8973) or fill out the application: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/21stCCLC/wkspreg.html Questions about the application package or the competition should be directed to the Department by e-mail (21stCCLC@ed.gov), fax (202-219-2198), or phone (202-219-2089 or 202-219-2180). http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/21stCCLC/ .