South Carolina Department of Education Announces 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Recipients

Aug 16, 2022

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announced 32 sites have been selected as Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant recipients.

This program provides opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in community learning centers that:

Support academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools;
Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, service learning, nutrition and health education, etc.; and
Offer families served opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their child’s education.

In order to be considered for this grant, applicants must be “a school district, community-based organization, Indian tribe or tribal organization, faith-based organization or public or private entity.” The deadline for this year’s applications was March 7.

Applicant	School(s) to be Served	Funding Amount
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Crescent Region	Deer Park Middle, Jerry Zucker Middle	$189,416
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee	Hannah Pamplico Elementary	$222,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate	Cowpens Elementary	$260,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate	Mayo Elementary	$260,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of York	Cottonbelt Elementary	$149,981
Boys & Girls Clubs of York	Harold C. Johnson Elementary	$149,981
Boys & Girls Clubs of York	Jefferson Elementary	$149,981
Charleston County School District	E.B. Ellington Elementary	$200,000
Charleston County School District	Hunley Park Elementary	$200,000
Charleston Promised Neighborhood	Sanders Clyde Elementary	$260,000
Clarendon County School District	Manning Primary	$230,000
Colleton County School District	Colleton County Middle	$200,000
Dorchester School District Four	Harleyville Elementary	$156,000
Dorchester School District Four	Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle	$117,000
Dorchester School District Four	St. George Middle	$137,900
Florence County School District One	Theodore Lester, Wallace Gregg, Henry Timrod Elementary	$180,000
Freedom Within Walls	Lead Academy	$260,000
Lancaster County School District	A.R. Rucker Elementary, South Middle	$120,000
Lexington County School District One	Pelion Elementary	$125,250
Lexington County School District Three	Batesburg-Leesville Elementary	$138,000
School District of Newberry County	Newberry Middle	$256,977
School District of Pickens County	Gettys Middle	$200,000
Richland County School District One	W.J. Keenan High	$99,303
Richland School District Two	Killian Elementary	$221,000
Richland School District Two	Windsor Elementary	$260,000
Spartanburg School District 2	Hendrix Elementary	$260,000
The Village Group	Plantersville Elementary	$174,000
Urban League of the Upstate	Buffalo Elementary, Sims Middle	$259,191
Williamsburg County School District	Hemingway High	$181,600
Wings for Kids	Crossroads Intermediate	$200,000
Wings for Kids	St. Matthews K8 School	$200,000
Wings for Kids	St. Stephen Elementary	$200,000