- Program Education
- Program Area Advancing Afterschool
- Grant Amount $225,000
- Grant Period October 1, 2019–September 30, 2022
- Location Ruston, LA, United States
- Geographic Focus Louisiana
About this grant
This grant will support Louisiana Tech University, which coordinates the Louisiana Statewide Afterschool Network, to continue development of policy, partnerships, and resources to benefit youth in afterschool programs. Specific initiatives will include: 1) collect and analyze data to create a statewide report on afterschool in Louisiana; 2) coordinate a quality-based evaluation process for Louisiana’s STEM-based afterschool programs; 3) foster sustainability for afterschool programs; and 4) support the development and distribution of the new afterschool program content in collaboration with the Foundation’s thematic partners.