Saturday, November 16, 2024

NITA M. LOWEY 21ST CENTURY AWARDS

RIDE Awards $2.92 million for Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants 

 

 

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) is pleased to announce $2.92 million in annual grant awards to provide students with high-quality after-school and summer learning programs.

 

This program is federally funded through the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center grant (Title IV, Part B).

 

Grants are awarded through a partnership between a local education agency and a community-based organization to provide academic support, enrichment, and family engagement services in targeted schools. 

 

In keeping with the goals and recommendations of the Learning, Equity & Accelerated Pathways (LEAP) Task Force, RIDE gave priority to applications proposing explicit strategies to serve Multilingual Learners and/or Differently Abled Students. 

 

Grants were awarded to the following: 

 

Central Falls School District / Highlander Institute / Freedom Dreams to serve Calcutt Middle School and Central Falls Senior High School

 

Newport Public Schools / Newport Community School to serve Rogers High School

 

Pawtucket School Department / RI Philharmonic Orchestra and Music School / Gif-O-Graf to serve all ten Pawtucket elementary schools.

 

Providence Public School District / Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence to serve Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School

 

Providence Public School District / DownCity Design to serve Providence Career and Technical Academy

 

Providence Public School District / Providence After School Alliance (PASA) to serve Esek Hopkins Middle School, Gilbert Stuart Middle School, Gov. Christopher DelSesto Middle School, and Nathan Bishop Middle School

 

Providence Public School District / Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts (TAPA) / New Urban Arts to serve Central High School, Classical High School, and TAPA

 

Urban Collaborative / Fund for UCAP to serve the UCAP School

 

Woonsocket Education Department / Connecting for Children and Families to serve Citizens-Pothier Elementary Campus and Globe Park School