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Data Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $74 Million to Expand Full-Service Community Schools
                                                          Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $74 Million to Expand Full-Service Community Schools
Grants will drive academic success and provide wraparound supports to students, educators, and families
November 28, 2023
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
The U.S. Department of Education today announced nearly  $74 million in new, five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to  support an additional 30 local educational agencies, nonprofits, and other  public or private organizations and institutions of higher education working to  expand community schools including by making awards in four new states: Idaho,  Missouri, New Hampshire, and Ohio. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  will highlight this announcement during a FSCS visit to Idaho today.
“These new investments support what I’ve heard from  parents and families across the country. Additional funding will deepen  community partnerships and connect children and families to vital resources  that meet their holistic needs. We know that comprehensive, wrap-around  approaches—including nutrition assistance; mental health services; early  childhood education; and access to high-quality afterschool summer learning,  and enrichment programs—all are crucial for accelerating our students’ academic  success and their recovery from the pandemic by helping them thrive both inside  and outside of school,” said Secretary Cardona. “I am proud that the Biden-Harris  Administration is expanding the number of community schools across the country  as an evidence-based strategy to Raise the Bar in education and to deliver on  our commitment to support students, families, and whole communities.”
This investment builds on the Department’s extensive  record of supporting academic success, expanding access to mental health and  health services, supporting strong family engagement and community  partnerships, and helping schools provide students and families with the  resources they need to thrive.
Research indicates that positive learning environments  where students receive key services—including nutritional, dental, vision, and  mental health services—are critical for accelerating academic recovery.  Students learn better, have increased attendance, and are more engaged in their  learning environment when their whole needs are met.
The Biden-Harris Administration has expanded Full-Service  Community Schools five-fold, from $25 million in 2020 to $150 million in 2023.  Community schools collaborate with local non-profits, health providers, private  partners, and other agencies to coordinate and deliver services like health  care, mental health and nutrition services, afterschool and summer programming,  and high-quality early learning programs.
"When I was in graduate school, I worked for a time  as a teacher at Conte Community School in Connecticut where I saw firsthand how  programs that meet the needs of the whole child support the development of  social and emotional skills, promote academic success, and improve overall  wellbeing," said Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee  Rosa DeLauro. "Over four years as Chair of the Labor, Health and Human  Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee, funding for full-service  community schools was one of my top priorities, and I was proud to expand the  program nearly tenfold from $17.5 million in fiscal year 2019 to $150 million  in fiscal year 2023. I look forward to working with the Biden-Harris  Administration to maintain and expand these investments in future  budgets."
This announcement comes as Secretary Cardona is visiting  a full-service community school district in Boise, Idaho, that is supported by  United Way of Treasure Valley, a recipient of this year’s grant announcement.  More information can be found here.
This year’s grantees will support 102 school districts,  292 schools, and 229,549 students by providing a range of services, including  by increasing early learning opportunities and expanding cross-agency  coordination for community violence interventions.
The new grantees are  committed to implementing the four pillars of evidence-based community schools  that improve achievement and other outcomes for students: 1) integrated student  supports that address out-of-school barriers to learning through partnerships  with social and health service agencies and providers; 2) expanded and enriched  learning time and opportunities; 3) active family and community engagement; and  4) collaborative leadership and practices.
The awards will help grow local capacity to support  community schools (Capacity Building and Development grants); build  partnerships across school district lines to implement and sustain community  schools (Multi-Local Agency Grants); and expand State-level work to sustain,  strengthen, and expand community schools (State Scaling grants).
With these new awards, the Biden-Harris Administration  has awarded FSCS grants in 30 states and territories.
The new Full-Service Community Schools awardees are  listed below:

**Applicant**
    **State/Territory**
    **Year    1 Award**
    **Grant    Type**United Way of Central Alabama, Inc.
    Alabama
    $500,000
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentOakland Promise
    California
    $401,345
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentNational University
    California
    $2,997,825
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyCutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District
    California
    $3,000,000
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyClifford W Beers Guidance Clinic, Inc.
    Connecticut
    $500,000
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentHartford School District
    Connecticut
    $423,190
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentWaterbury Bridge to Success Partnership, Inc.
    Connecticut
    $500,000
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentDistrict of Columbia Public Schools
    District of Columbia
    $474,346
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentThe University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
    Florida
    $6,050,675
    State ScalingUnited Way of Treasure Valley, Inc.
    Idaho
    $6,486,447
    State ScalingMetropolitan Family Services
    Illinois
    $9,420,400
    State ScalingMetropolitan Family Services
    Illinois
    $9,420,400
    State ScalingUniversity Center of Lake County
    Illinois
    $2,792,150
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyMarian University
    Indiana
    $1,175,166
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyPartners for Rural Impact, Inc.
    Kentucky
    $3,000,000
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyPartners for Rural Impact, Inc.
    Kentucky
    $3,000,000
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyPartners for Rural Impact, Inc.
    Kentucky
    $500,000
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentIndependent School District 0742-01
    Minnesota
    $500,000
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentPartners for Rural Impact, Inc.
    Missouri
    $500,000
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentManchester School District
    New Hampshire
    $447,544
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentPaterson Board of Education
    New Jersey
    $2,097,165
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyCommunities In Schools of Nevada
    Nevada
    $2,123,637
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyThe Children's Aid Society
    New York
    $500,000
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentPoughkeepsie City School District
    New York
    $398,488
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentDuke University
    North Carolina
    $9,928,245
    State ScalingLogan-Hocking Local School District
    Ohio
    $407,151
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentThe Ohio State University
    Ohio
    $499,956
    Capacity Building and DevelopmentSpartanburg Academic Movement
    South Carolina
    $3,000,000
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyEducational Service District 105
    Washington
    $2,469,645
    Multi-Local Educational AgencyRocketship Education Wisconsin
    Wisconsin
    $500,000
    Capacity Building and Development
For the full list of grantees and abstracts, please visit  the Full-Service Community Webpage.
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