Tennessee Awards 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Education Commissioner Timothy Webb today announced $8.13 million in federal 21st Century Community Learning Center grants. The grants support programs that seek to raise achievement levels of low-income students and students attending underperforming schools through research-based enrichment programs operated outside of the school day.
“We’ve made a serious commitment to our students by raising our standards through the Tennessee Diploma Project and these grants help support our efforts to see that all students graduate ready for college and the workforce,” Gov. Bredesen said.
Forty-five school systems and community organizations received grants to open community sites across the state. Grantees can help students improve through a variety of ways including remedial education, tutoring and mentoring programs, recreational activities, and technology programs. For more information on the types of approved activities, visit http://tn.gov/education/learningsupport/titleiv/partb/index.shtml.
“These programs are going to be invaluable as we increase our standards this fall with the Tennessee Diploma Project,” Commissioner Webb said. “Partnerships like these sometimes mean the difference for our students meeting their academic goals and going on to college.”
Each grantee will receive funding for the next three years with the opportunity for a two-year extension if the program demonstrates adequate student progress.
Below are the grantees of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers:
|
Grantee |
County |
Amount Recommended |
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Bedford County Schools |
Bedford County |
$100,000.00 |
|
Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee |
|
$250,000.00 |
|
―Knox County |
Knox County |
|
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―Union City |
Obion County |
|
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―Cleveland City |
Bradley County |
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―Giles County |
Giles County |
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|
Grantee |
County |
Amount Recommended |
|
Bradley County Schools / Big City University |
Bradley County |
$385,000.00 |
|
Cannon County REACH Afterschool Programs |
Cannon County |
$100,000.00 |
|
Carter County Schools - Carter Cares Afterschool Program |
Carter County |
$250,000.00 |
|
Claiborne County Schools - Powell Valley Elementary |
Claiborne County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools |
Clarksville Montgomery County |
$250,000.00 |
|
Clinch-Powell Educational Cooperative |
Hancock County |
$85,000.00 |
|
Cumberland County Schools |
Cumberland County |
$400,000.00 |
|
Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority |
Union/Hamblen |
$250,000.00 |
|
Etowah City School System |
McMinn County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Greeneville City Schools - Hal Henard Elementary |
Greene County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Hamilton County Schools |
Hamilton County |
$250,000.00 |
|
Hawkins County Schools - Keplar Elementary |
Hawkins County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Haywood County Schools |
Haywood County |
$350,000.00 |
|
Humboldt City School System |
Gibson County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Humphreys County Schools |
Humphreys County |
$100,000.00 |
|
Jefferson County Schools |
Jefferson County |
$100,000.00 |
|
Knox County Schools |
Knox County |
$400,000.00 |
|
Lauderdale County Schools |
Lauderdale County |
$65,000.00 |
|
Marshall County Schools |
Marshall County |
$300,000.00 |
|
Martin Housing Authority |
Weakley County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Maury County Public Schools |
Maury County |
$100,000.00 |
|
McMinn County Schools - Englewood Elementary |
McMinn County |
$85,000.00 |
|
McNairy County Schools |
McNairy County |
$400,000.00 |
|
Grantee |
County |
Amount Recommended |
|
Memphis City Schools |
Shelby County |
$400,000.00 |
|
Memphis Leadership Foundation, Inc. |
Shelby County |
$120,000.00 |
|
Memphis Tomorrow |
Shelby County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Morgan County Schools |
Morgan County |
$100,000.00 |
|
NAPAS - TEAMS Institute |
McKenzie/ Carroll County |
$80,000.00 |
|
Oak Ridge City Schools - Willow Brook Elementary |
Oak Ridge |
$85,000.00 |
|
Obion County Schools - South Fulton Elementary |
Obion County |
$70,000.00 |
|
Overton County Schools |
Overton County |
$425,000.00 |
|
Pickett County Schools |
Pickett County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Roane County Schools |
Roane County |
$675,000.00 |
|
Sequatchie County Schools |
Sequatchie County |
$100,000.00 |
|
Sevier County Schools - New Center Elementary |
Sevier County |
$85,000.00 |
|
Smith County Schools |
Smith County |
$85,000.00 |
|
Sumner County Schools |
Sumber County |
$400,000.00 |
|
Trenton Special School District |
Gibson County |
$50,000.00 |
|
Tullahoma City Schools |
Coffee County |
$250,000.00 |
|
University of Tennessee Extension |
Robertson County |
$85,000.00 |
|
Wayne County Schools |
Wayne County |
$200,000.00 |
|
White County Schools |
White County |
$250,000.00 |
|
Youth Visions |
Memphis City/ Shelby County |
$50,000.00 |
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Total |
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For more information, contact Rachel Woods at (615) 253-1960 or Rachel.Woods@tn.gov.
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