Tennessee Awards $12.3 Million for Afterschool Programs
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Education Commissioner Timothy Webb announced today $12.3 million in new grants for the Lottery for Education Afterschool Programs. LEAP grants are awarded for educationally based afterschool programs designed to reinforce the school curriculum. The department is pleased to award LEAP grants to 97 programs in 57 counties. These programs are funded with unclaimed lottery prize money.
“In order to give every student the best chance, we must provide opportunities for them to grow through enrichment activities or to get extra help to stay on track for graduation,” Governor Bredesen said. “Students want to succeed and offering these programs helps them do so.”
Afterschool programs funded with LEAP grants must operate 15 hours a week and serve at least 50 percent students who are educationally at-risk due to their school’s performance, their economic or home background or their own academic performance. Priority is given to programs where 80 percent of participating students are at-risk.
“Afterschool programs offer students new ways to learn and stretch their abilities in a different setting,” Commissioner Webb said. “The more ways students use their knowledge and skills, the deeper their understanding of the concepts will be. These quality afterschool programs reinforce the learning taking place during school hours.”
These programs serve students ages five to 18 years old. Acceptable programs include those focusing on reading, math, science or computer literacy skills; academic mentoring or tutoring assistance; or sports or leisure opportunities. Learn more about the LEAP grants at http://www.tennessee.gov/education/learningsupport/afterschool/index.shtml.
For more information, contact Rachel Woods at (615) 253-1960 or Rachel.Woods@state.tn.us.
| County | Agency Name | Location | 2008-09 Award |
| Anderson | Oak Ridge - Glenwood Elementary | Oak Ridge | $100,000.00 |
| Bedford | Bedford County Department of Education | Bedford County | $72,930.00 |
| Bradley | Bradley Co Schools | Bradley County | $180,000.00 |
| Cleveland Family YMCA | Bradley County | $89,100.00 | |
| Campbell | Campbell County Schools | Campbell County | $287,100.00 |
| Cannon | Cannon Co REACH -Test Prep | Cannon County | $50,000.00 |
| Carroll | Huntingdon Special School District | Huntingdon | $67,500.00 |
| Carter | Carter County Schools | Carter County | $436,500.00 |
| Chester | Chester County Board of Education - Chester Co MS | Chester County | $31,500.00 |
| Claiborne | Claiborne Co Schools - Claiborne High | Claiborne County | $33,000.00 |
| Claiborne Co Schools - Forge Ridge | Claiborne County | $33,000.00 | |
| Claiborne Co Schools - Midway Elementary | Claiborne County | $33,000.00 | |
| Cocke | Cocke Co Schools- Del Rio Elementary | Del Rio | $51,990.00 |
| Coffee | Mt Carmel United Methodist Church | Manchester | $90,000.00 |
| Tullahoma City Schools | Tullahoma | $41,250.00 | |
| Crockett | Crockett Co - Friendship/Maury/Gadsden | Crockett County | $76,500.00 |
| Cumberland | Cumberland Co Schools- Homestead Elementary | Crossville | $102,490.00 |
| Davidson | Bethlehem Centers of Nashville | Nashville | $21,000.00 |
| Catholic Charities - Refugee Youth Program | Nashville | $99,000.00 | |
| Catholic Charities of TN, Inc. - Test Prep | Nashville | $50,000.00 | |
| Family Affair Ministries - The Learning Zone | Nashville | $148,500.00 | |
| McNeilly Center for Children | Nashville | $100,000.00 | |
| Metro-Nashville Public Schools | Nashville | $36,000.00 | |
| Project Reflect | Nashville | $100,000.00 | |
| Rocketown of Middle TN | Nashville | $40,000.00 | |
| Samaritan Ministries/Project SEE | Nashville | $41,250.00 | |
| Woodbine Community Organization | Nashville | $48,000.00 | |
| Dickson | Dickson Co Juvenile Court - New Directions | Dickson County | $74,250.00 |
| Gibson | Trenton Housing Authority | Trenton | $72,150.00 |
| Giles | Giles County Schools - Leaps & Bounds | Giles County | $162,000.00 |
| Greene | Greene County Schools - McDonald Elem | Greene County | $54,000.00 |
| Grundy | Grundy County Schools - Coalmont | Grundy County | $82,500.00 |
| Hamblen | Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority | Morristown/Multi-County | $623,000.00 |
| Hamilton | Chattanooga Chapter of the Links, Inc. | Chattanooga | $45,000.00 |
| St Elmo/Alton Park Partners, Inc | Chattanooga | $27,900.00 | |
| Urban League of Greater Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $65,000.00 | |
| YMCA Community Action Project (YCAP) | Chattanooga | $67,500.00 | |
| Hancock | Clinch Powell Educational Cooperative | Sneedville | $99,000.00 |
| Haywood | Brownsville/Haywood Co Community Action Org. | Brownsville | $50,000.00 |
| Henderson | Lexington City Schools | Lexington | $36,000.00 |
| Henry | Henry County Schools | Paris | $206,250.00 |
| Johnson | City of Mountain City | Mountain City | $85,000.00 |
| Knox | Boys & Girls Clubs of TN | Knoxville/Statewide | $937,200.00 |
| Child & Family Tennessee | Knoxville | $67,500.00 | |
| Knox County Schools- Norwood Elem. | Knoxville | $86,625.00 | |
| Montgomery Village Child Dev. Center | Knoxville | $18,900.00 | |
| University of TN Extension Service | Knoxville/Statewide | $202,500.00 | |
| YMCA of East Tennessee | Knoxville | $36,000.00 | |
| YWCA of Knoxville - Phyllis Wheatley Branch | Knoxville | $58,500.00 | |
| Lauderdale | Lauderdale County Schools | Lauderdale County | $155,925.00 |
| Lawrence | Lawrence County Schools | Lawrence County | $162,000.00 |
| Lewis | Lewis County Schools | Lewis County | $135,000.00 |
| Lincoln | Lincoln County Board of Education | Lincoln County | $342,000.00 |
| Loudon | Loudon County Board of Education - Steekee Elem | Loudon County | $45,000.00 |
| Madison | Jackson Madison Co - Lincoln Elem | Jackson | $103,950.00 |
| McMinn | McMinn Co - Mountain View School | McMinn County | $39,600.00 |
| McMinn Co - Niota Elementary | McMinn County | $39,600.00 | |
| McMinn Co - Riceville Elementary | McMinn County | $41,250.00 | |
| McNairy | McNairy County Schools - Adamsville JR/SR High | McNairy County | $112,000.00 |
| Montgomery | Clarksville Montgomery County Schools | Clarksville | $247,500.00 |
| Obion | Obion Co - South Fulton Elementary | Obion County | $45,000.00 |
| Obion County Board of Education - Ridgemont Elem | Obion County | $41,250.00 | |
| Overton | Overton County - A H Roberts | Overton County | $67,500.00 |
| Overton County - Allons | Overton County | $66,000.00 | |
| Overton County - Livingston Academy | Overton County | $72,000.00 | |
| Polk | Polk County Schools | Benton | $150,000.00 |
| Putnam | Putnam County Schools | Putnam County | $655,000.00 |
| Roane | Roane Co- Bowers Elementary | Roane County | $150,549.00 |
| Scott | Appalachian Life Quality Initiative | Scott County | $162,000.00 |
| Sevier | Sevier Co Schools - Jones Cove Elementary | Sevier County | $39,600.00 |
| Sevier Co Schools - Northview Elementary | Sevier County | $72,000.00 | |
| Shelby | CUDDLES | Memphis | $44,550.00 |
| Jessie Mahan Center, Inc | Memphis | $22,687.00 | |
| Knowledge Quest | Memphis | $50,000.00 | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Comm Dev Center | Memphis | $90,000.00 | |
| Memphis City Schools | Memphis | $1,316,000.00 | |
| Memphis City Schools Test Prep | Memphis | $50,000.00 | |
| Promise Academy Charter School | Memphis | $100,000.00 | |
| Southern Avenue Charter School | Memphis | $66,000.00 | |
| Stewart | Stewart County Government | Stewart County | $51,300.00 |
| Sullivan | Kingsport City Schools | Kingsport | $215,500.00 |
| Kingsport City - Sevier MS Test Prep | Kingsport | $50,000.00 | |
| YWCA of Bristol | Bristol | $44,550.00 | |
| Sumner | Sumner County Schools | Sumner County | $470,059.00 |
| Tipton | University of TN Extension- Tipton Test Prep | Tipton County | $50,000.00 |
| Trousdale | Trousdale Co Schools | Hartsville | $100,000.00 |
| Unicoi | Unicoi County Schools | Unicoi County | $144,000.00 |
| VanBuren | Van Buren Co Schools - Spencer Elementary | VanBuren County | $91,575.00 |
| Warren | TN Opportunity Programs, Inc | Warren County | $234,000.00 |
| Washington | Boys to Men Mentoring | Johnson City | $111,000.00 |
| ETSU- Language & Culture Resource Center | Johnson City | $83,250.00 | |
| Johnson City Schools - SHHS | Johnson City | $75,000.00 | |
| Wayne | Wayne County Schools | Wayne County | $130,500.00 |
| Weakley | Martin Housing Authority | Martin | $30,784.00 |
| Williamson | Franklin SSD | Franklin | $106,000.00 |
| Wilson | Lebanon Special School District School-aged Child Care | Lebanon | $90,138.00 |
| TOTAL FUNDS: | $12,378,002.00 |