Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Grants

Grant Application Information

Competitions are held every other year on even numbered years, with the next one anticipated to be 2028. Generally the RFP is released in March, the Bidders Conference is held in April, applications are due in May, and award decisions are announced in early July. This schedule is open to change. If you are interested in being added to the e-mail list for the 21st CCLC Grant release, please complete  Utah State Board of Education (USBE) 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Grant Email List Form . 

21st CCLC Grant Competition Information and Application Documents

School Year 2026-2027

For information about the 21st CCLC grant purposes, grant cycle, and requirements, please review the 21st CCLC Grant Information Guide and watch the Grant Information Video.  

Application calendar (dates subject to change)

• • Required Letter of Intent DUE: 4/1/26 at 11:59 pm 
  • Application Opens in Utah Grants: 5/1/26
  • Application Documents DUE in Utah Grants: 5/27/26 at 5:00 pm 
  • Grant Review Period: 5/28/26 to 7/10/26 
  • Award Notification: Week of 7/13/26 

Grant Application

To apply for the 21st CCLC grant, please download the 21st CCLC Application Packet 2027 using the following link. Fill out all responses directly in the application document unless otherwise indicated and upload the completed document to your application in Utah Grants.  

Bidders Conference

The Bidder's Conference with information about the application process was prerecorded, and you may view it here.  

Resources

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1964: Community Learning Center

Monitoring

Utah State Board of Education (USBE) 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Grant Monitoring Tool

Internal Risk Assessment Tool

 

21APR Reporting

21APR is the United States Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Center’s (21st CCLC) data collection system. The 21APR is designed to collect data from all 21^st CCLC grantees who had active sites in the program year that we are currently reporting. Data is collected year-round, including during summer programming, and is reported after the school year ends.  

Data is reported in two windows: 

Window 1 

• • Activities 
  • Staffing 
  • Participation 

Window 2  

• • Outcomes

 

21APR State Education Agency (SEA) Data Guide

Teacher Survey for 21st CCLC Grant Reporting

Evaluation Reports

Statewide Comprehensive Evaluation Efforts Plan

Statewide Comprehensive Evaluation Efforts Plan
This report provides an overview of the current evaluation efforts for the grant program

Afterschool Program Quality Improvement in Utah: Development of a Program Quality Framework

This report includes information from two studies of afterschool program quality in Utah, based on Senate Bill (S.B.) 125, 2017 General Session, focusing on current afterschool program quality improvement practices and recommendations for future quality improvement efforts. S.B. 125 required the Utah State Board of Education to establish rules for high quality afterschool program standards.

Afterschool Program Quality Improvement in Utah Report
University of Utah, Utah Education Policy Center

21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC): Services and Innovative Practices in Utah 2016-2017

This report include an evaluation of the 21st CCLC program sites. The dual purposes of the evaluation were to examine current 21st CCLC program offerings and identify 21st CCLC sites with exemplary and innovative program practices.

21st Century Community Learning Centers Services and Innovative Practices in Utah
University of Utah, Utah Education Policy Center

Resources

21st CCLC U.S. Department of Education

21st Century Community Learning Centers Non-Regulatory Guidance
United States Department of Education

21st CCLC National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC)”

Utah Afterschool Network (UAN)