The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is pleased to inform you that the following applications have been preliminarily selected to receive a grant for the Texas 21^st Century Community Learning Centers, Cycle 3 Grant Program.

Contact:	Geraldine Kidwell (Funding and Program) Discretionary Grants Phone: (512) 463-9269 geraldine.kidwell@tea.state.tx.us
Program Description:	The purpose of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Cycle 3, grant program is to provide opportunities for communities to establish activities in community learning centers that: Provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help children, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet State and local student academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading, mathematics, and science; Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs and activities, such as youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, physical education and fitness programs, and technology education programs that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students; and Offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for literacy and related educational development. Funding is targeted to projects that demonstrate the greatest potential to increase graduation rates among economically disadvantaged students.
Grant Period:	Year 1 - September 1, 2004 - August 31, 2005.

List of Awardees:

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