- Program Education
- Program Area Advancing Afterschool
- Grant Amount $225,000
- Grant Period October 1, 2019–September 30, 2022
- Location Sioux Falls, SD, United States
- Geographic Focus South Dakota
About this grant
This grant will support EmBe, which coordinates the South Dakota Statewide Afterschool Network, to continue development of policy, partnerships, and resources to benefit youth in afterschool programs. Specific initiatives will include: 1) create a State of Afterschool in South Dakota’s report; 2) develop an afterschool Quality Rating Improvement System and self-assessment tool; 3) support hands-on STEM activities and programs throughout the state; and 4) support the development and distribution of the new afterschool program content in collaboration with the Foundation’s thematic partners.