Afterschool and Summer Programs Can Apply For Alabama Funding Until Halloween

Alabama will award at least 45 grants up to $50,000 per local educations association, municipality, or not-for-profit organization to fund after school or summer enrichment programs.

The Alabama Summer and Afterschool Program grant is funded through the Alabama State Department of Education to implement or enhance existing before/after school and/or summer learning programs that provide student learning and academic enrichment activities.

These programs must include students in any grade configuration of Pre-K-12. Funds must be used to accelerate student learning in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) and/or reading.

Grant funds may be used to promote academic enrichment, such as activities that support foundational learning, knowledge building, application of learning in novel ways, homework assistance, tutoring activities, financial literacy, arts education, etc.

These grants will be available for implementation upon program notification of award status. Funds will be distributed in February 2025 (1/2 total), April 2025 (1/4 total), and June 2025 (1/4 total).

Local education agencies, municipality, or not-for-profit organization can apply until Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at 4 p.m. (EST).

Additional information about the grant, including attachments, can be found using the following link: https://bit.ly/ASAPMemo.

Applications will be submitted via a PowerForm in DocuSign using the following link: https://powerforms.docusign.net/ea5f7e70-8568-461d-980c-a482024df485?env=na4&acct=0d0d5396- 2e0a-4ad5-97e4-e591b723344b&activateonly=1&accountId=0d0d5396-2e0a-4ad5-97e4-e591b723344b