Funding Resources

Afterschool.gov
(www.afterschool.gov) Clearinghouse provides links to funding and federal resources to support programs for out-of-school hours. Information for launching successful programs is also provided.

Beaverton Education Foundation
(www.beavertonkids.org) One of many local education foundations providing grants for out-of-school time programs.

Finance Project
(www.financeproject.org) Resources for financing and sustaining out-of-school programs.

National Endowment for the Arts
(www.nea.gov/artforms/Artsed/Artsed1.html) Provides grants for early childhood, school-based, and community-based art learning programs including summer programs.

National Institute on Out-of-School Time
(www.niost.org)

21st Century Community Learning Centers
(www.ed.gov/21stcclc/) Provides Community Learning Center grants through state allocations for academic enrichment opportunities during nonschool hours. Those eligible to receive these grants from the states are local education agencies, community-based organizations, other public or private entities, or a consortia of such entities. States are required to make awards only to applicants that will serve students who attend schools with concentrations of poor students. States must provide a priority for projects that target services to students attending low-performing schools.