# Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (84.287)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/84-287-twenty-first-century-community-learning-centers/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $6.5 billion in 273 grants, about $23.7 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in community learning centers that provide opportunities for academic enrichment for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program is intended to help students meet state and local student academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; to offer students a broad array of enrichment activities that reinforce and complement their regular academic programs; and to offer literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.2 billion | 59 |
| 2022 | $1.3 billion | 58 |
| 2023 | $1.3 billion | 112 |
| 2024 | $1.3 billion | 57 |
| 2025 | $1.3 billion | 110 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education California | California | $763 million |
| TX Education Agency | Texas | $636 million |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $490 million |
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $359 million |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois | $266 million |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $259 million |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $227 million |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $222 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $187 million |
| Department of Education of Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | $159 million |
| New Jersey Department of Education | New Jersey | $149 million |
| LA Dept. of Admin | Louisiana | $130 million |
| Arizona Department of Education | Arizona | $126 million |
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $126 million |
| Maryland State Department of Education | Maryland | $111 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina | $110 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $110 million |
| Alabama State Department of Education | Alabama | $103 million |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington | $101 million |
| South Carolina Department of Education | South Carolina | $101 million |