- Program Education
- Program Area Advancing Afterschool
- Grant Amount $375,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2024–June 30, 2025
- Location Washington, DC, United States
- Geographic Focus United States
About this grant
This grant will allow the Afterschool Alliance to continue deploying AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America members as a critical asset to the growth and sustainability of statewide afterschool networks and their partners. Dedicated to the efforts of improving the afterschool networks and programs for underserved communities and families, Alliance VISTAs have been instrumental in expanding quality programming for young people. This grant will support up to 25 VISTAs in networks to address: 1) combating childhood hunger and nutrition through adoption of meals programs; 2) introducing and expanding quality STEM learning; 3) increasing access to high quality educational programming for young people of color; 4) supporting afterschool programs and staff in response to the substance misuse crisis; and 5) strengthening academic supports for student recovery.