Jamestown Public Schools Receives 5-Year, $2.9 Million Grant to Assist with After School Programming

JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown School District will receive funding through the 21^st Century Community Learning Centers (21^st CCLC) grant from the New York State Department of Education.

The grant is an annual award of $579,500 over a five-year period, yielding nearly $3 million dollars over the life of the grant. The funds will be used by Jamestown Schools to provide supplemental services and enrichments for some 500 Jamestown elementary and middle school students, during the critical after school hours between 3:00 and 6:00 PM.

The district will work to provide the services with several community partners, including the YWCA, YMCA, Chautauqua Striders, Jamestown Community Learning Council, Infinity, CASAC and the Hispanic Community Council.

The State Education Department awarded more than $78 million in grants to school districts, not-for-profits, institutes of higher education, and other community-focused organizations through the program.