After School Opportunities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The California Afterschool Network Policy Committee offers the after school field a strong connection to California after school policy and funding information. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Fiscal Year 2010 (FY 2010) Federal Budget present many increased opportunities for out of school time programs. The California Afterschool Network is committed to keep Network participants connected to current information as new State and Federal opportunities for out of school time programs rapidly arise. A summary of some current opportunities in the ARRA and the FY 2010 budget can be found below.
1. Title 1 Funding Opportunities
An additional $13 billion is being distributed to local education
agencies (LEAs) for programs under Title I. Support for extended
learning, including afterschool, summer and year-long programs,
is encouraged in the guidance on this funding. As Callifornia
already supports after school programs through the ASES program,
accessing Title 1 funding for summer learning may be an effective
strategy.
Resources for Accessing Title 1 Opportunities for Summer Programs
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Summer Programming: An Opportunity for School Districts and Summer Program Providers – BAP The Bay Area Partnership Recently Released this paper which outlines facts and resources (including multiple links) to access Title 1 resources for summer programs.
The National Center for Summer Learning
Provides resources and strategies for how summer learning
programs can work with districts to access Title 1 funding. For
more information, click here.
Big Money for School Improvement: Title I School Improvement
Funds Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA) and the Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations:
This report from the Center on Education Policy (CEP) outlines
how the Title I school improvement funds are distributed to
school districts and what types of activities those funds can
support. To access this report, click here
2. Child Care Development Block Grant Funding Opportunities
An additional $2 billion has been provided in Child Care
Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds. Using the funds to
contract for slots in programs for school-age youth is a stated
allowable use of recovery dollars. Also, since $255 million is
set aside for quality improvement activities, you could talk to
the agency about professional development for staff.
Overview of opportunities
The Center for Law and Social Policy website contains an overview
of Child Care Development Block Grant and recovery resources
http://childcareandearlyed.clasp.org/reinvestinginchildcare.html
Making the most of chlld care funding for the states
March 2009 report from the Center for Law and Social Policy
outlining how states can utilize ARRA Child Care funding for
child care funding http://www.clasp.org/publications/ccdbg_arra_policies.pdf
Child Care Division of the California Department of Education Website http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/
3. Workforce Investment Act Opportunities
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $1.2
billion for youth services, and the Department of Labor strongly
recommends using these funds to create jobs for low-income youth.
Partnering with Workforce investment boards can be a successful
to recruit youth to staff after school and summer programs at
little cost. Partnership with local workforce investment boards
can also be a long-term sustainability strategy for after school
and summer programs.
Partnering with Local Workforce Investment Boards to Grow Your
Programs Telephone Workshop
On April 14, 2009 The California Afterschool Network hosted a
telephone workshop providing strategies for after school program
partnership with local workforce investment boards (WIBs) to
supplement after school and summer program staffing at no cost
through the ARRA and Workforce Investment Act. To access audio of
this call, a summary of potential WIB partnership strategies, and
additional resources go to http://www.afterschoolnetwork.org/node/7327
4. Americorps, *VISTA, and Service Funding Opportunities
A new grant application for Americorps will be available to
submit in the fall of 2009. These opportunities will be available
as part of the recently passed Edward M. Kennedy Serve America
Act puts AmeriCorps on the path to grow from its current level of
75,000 to 250,000 members per year. These funding levels are
subject to the approval of funding levels set forth in the Obama
budget. Programs should position themselves to apply for
Americorps grants as early as September or October 2009.
Corporation for National Service – Edward M. Kennedy Serve
America Act
The Corporation for National Service will be distributing
information regarding upcoming funding opportunities through
their website, a series of telephone workshops, and the National
Conference on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco.
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Information
Stay tuned to this website for upcoming telephone workshops
containing information regarding funding opportunities outlined
in the Kennedy Serve America Act. http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/serveamerica
National Conference on Volunteering and Service: San Francisco - June 22-24
California Volunteers
The office that manages service and volunteerism in California
Americorps *VISTA Opportunities
AmeriCorps *VISTA members serve as resources to help community
organizations build capacity. An additional 3,000 positions are
available for new and existing sponsors. *VISTA members are
committed to a one year term of service. Apply directly to be a
*VISTA sponsor, or partner with local sponsors in your community
to place a *VISTA volunteer in your programs. Applications for
*VISTA grants are accepted throughout the year.
What is an Americorps *VISTA (National)
National Application Guidelines for *VISTA
California *VISTA information
To learn about Americorps and the Americorps *VISTA program in
California, learn about future grant opportunities, and
opportunities
http://www.californiavolunteers.org/index.php/AmeriCorps/detail1/
Accessing AmeriCorps*VISTA
To apply for an AmeriCorps*VISTA grant, please contact the
Corporation for National and Community Service California State
Office at (310) 235-7421.
Additional Resources
The Afterschool Alliance has an entire page on its website devoted to Title I as part of the Recovery Act, including a quick primer and links to additional resources. http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/PolicyEconRecovTitle1.cfm The joint CCSSO/Finance
Project Brief can be accessed online at http://www.ccsso.org/publications/details.cfm?PublicationID=272 or http://www.financeproject.org/publications/usingnclbfunds.pdf.
“Using Title I to Support Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives” – can be found at: http://www.financeproject.org/publications/Brief10.pdf
For an overview of Title I, visit the US Department of Education’s website, the Title I information can be accessed at http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/index.html.
State-Level Recovery Act Funding Reports Now Available:
A report detailing how much money has been made available, in
each state and how much money has been outlaid, or drawn down, is
now available. To access this report, click here.
I’m a local program – what can I do to tap Recovery resources?
I’m working at the state level – what can I do to tap Recovery resources?
The Afterschool Alliance Recovery Website
The California Recovery Website
Publication Date:
April 8, 2009
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