American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Afterschool Enrichment Grants

• 2-4 hours/wk (at least 72 hours per year) – $2000
• 5-8 hours/wk (at least 180 hours per year) – $5000
• 9-12 hours/wk (at least 324 hours per year) – $8000
• 13+ hours/wk (at least 468 hours per year) – $10,000

The hours at each site can be applied to mulitple individuals. For example, if you are adding a piano teacher (2 hrs/wk) and a reading tutor (4 hrs/wk) at the same site, you could request $5000 for enhanement staff at that site. 

An Afterschool Enrichment Grant can be requested for your site(s) to participate in the Devereau Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA). This includes program staff completing a short screening tool (8 questions) about each student in the program, followed by access to the DESSA curriculum resources. Programs will work with the MASN staff to upload student names into the Aperture platform and complete a Time 1 and Time 2 rating on their students. Time 1 ratings are useful for targeting activities to meet the specific needs of the youth at that site and Time 2 ratings are useful for documenting the progress made by implementing the activities.

An Afterschool Enrichment Grant can be requested for $2000 per field trip to enhance the educational offerings provided to youth in your program. The field trips must be educational in nature and be in addition to the number of field trips offered the previous year. Following the field trips, please provide a brief summary of the educational field trip(s), along with photos if you have photo releases to share.

An Afterschool Enrichment Grant can be requested for $2000 per family educational engagement event to enhance the educational offerings to youth and families of your program. The family engagement events funded through this grant must be educational in nature and not supplant previous family educational events.

Programs wanting to measure and improve their point of service quality can apply for an Assess-Plan-Improve enrichment package. This package includes meeting with a Quality Coach (2x), PQA observation, Planning with Data session, developing a site level Quality Action Plan and access to online Youth Work Methods trainings. The $1500 payment will be made after the Planning with Data session for use to implement activities in the Quality Action Plan.

Note: Applicants for the Assess-Plan-Improve package will have a Zoom conversation with an Associate Director of Quality prior to scoring to ensure readiness, commitment, and fit to the quality improvement process.

Programs may apply for $1500 per additional staff member to be used for MOSAC registration and travel costs. Funds can be requested for staff in excess of the number of staff attending in 2023-24. For example, if your program had 4 staff attend 2023 MOSAC, Afterschool Enrichment Grant funds could be requested for the 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. attendees. (Limit 4 per program.)

Programs using the 220 Youth Leadership curricula and materials are eligible to apply for an enhancement package to bring up to 10 middle and/or high school students and 2 staff to a high-impact student event focused on life-changing skills (Leadership, Professional Communication, Employability Skills, Personal Finance, and Entrepreneurship). The full day event will be hosted at a Chicago Entrepreneurship Incubator and will include workshops, team building activities, prizes and opportunities to work on their most important passion projects and goals. After programming and during breaks, students will explore Chicago architecture, food, and culture throughout the city. Programs will receive a flat reimbursement of $5000 to cover travel costs.  MASN will pay 220 Youth Leadership directly for their fees related to this Enhancement Package.

This enhancement package is for middle school and high school staff professional development. 220 Youth Leadership will provide live, virtual staff training to develop staff capabilities in teaching life-changing skills (Leadership, Professional Communication, Employability Skills, Personal Finance, and Entrepreneurship). A payment of $2000 will be made to the program after the training plan has been created with 220 Youth Leadership to cover staff time, supplies, etc.  MASN will pay 220 Youth Leadership directly for their fees related to this Enhancement Package.  Programs may opt into additional services at their own expense.  

The 220 Learning Track is for middle and high school students to participate in self-paced, hybrid, or instructor-led 220 Youth Leadership content. Choose from six available tracks: Leadershp, Resume Interview, Workforce, Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, or Middle to High School Transitions. A payment of $2000 to the program will be made after the consultations to set up student accounts with 220 Youth Leadership has been completed. MASN will pay 220 Youth Leadership directly for their expenses related to the Enhancement Package.  Programs may opt into additional services at their own expense.  

One full Experiential Social Emotional Learning Kit. https://www.trainingwheelsgear.com/collections/training-kits/products/sel-kit-social-emotional-learning-kit . One virtual onboarding session that informs the programs/sites of what materials they will be receiving and details about the in-person training. Attendance to a 2-day in-person training in Missouri at a central location, facilitated by a Training Wheels master facilitator. A payment of $2000 will be made to the program for training expenses, consumables, supplies, etc. After documentation of attendance at the in-person training, a second payment of $1500 can be requested to continue to support the implementation of the SEL content. MASN will pay Training Wheels directly for their expenses related to this Enhancement Package. Programs may opt into additional services at their own expense. Limit: 30 programs.

One Facilitated Growth Kit. https://www.trainingwheelsgear.com/collections/therapeutic-tools/products/facilitated-growth-kit . One virtual on-boarding session that informs grantees about the Kit and the in-person training. One in-person training facilitated by a Training Wheels Master Facilitator held in mid-Missouri. A payment of $2000 will be made to the program for training expenses, consumables, supplies, etc. After documentation of attendance at the in-person training, a second payment of $1500 can be requested to continue to support the implementation of the SEL content. MASN will pay Training Wheels directly for their expenses related to this Enhancement Package. Programs may opt into additional services at their own expense. Limit: 30 programs.

The Idea to Pitch Program from Venture Lab includes:

• Educator training: Up to 3-hour virtual session, unlimited seating
• Coaching: Up to 4, one hour sessions of ongoing professional learning
• Curriculum: Digital Student Playbook & Instructor Guide
• Program Activation Kit: 26 student playbooks, instructor guide, mindset posters & stickers, all required activity materials
• Schedule: Custom Pacing Guides
• Pitch Event Planning Guide: How-to guide to host your own in-person community event
• Data Report: Measure and report on instructor and youth impact

Note: Sites in the St Louis area may be eligible for in-person support on a limited basis.
A payment of $1500 per site will be made to the program to cover staff time, supplies, materials, etc. MASN will pay Venture Lab directly for their costs associated with this Enhancement Package. Programs my opt into additional services with this vendor at their own expense. Limit: 12 programs.

Programs serving middle and high school students can participate in the DESSA – Student Self Report enhancement package. Students complete a short survey resulting in a strenghts profile with resources and recommended lessons. Programs will receive $1500 to cover staff time for training and materials/supplies for implementing activities to support youth success. MASN wil pay Aperture Education directly for their fees related to this Enhancement Package.

Programs will receive a series of ten virtual coaching sessions and five virtual trainings for their team as a part of this package. The coaching and training sessions will be designed to cater to the specific needs of the youth at the program, and the consultant will meet with the program director in advance to assess team needs.This package is designed to enhance the skills of the staff as they work with youth and families in the program. After participating in this series, participants will have a renewed connection to their purpose, an invigorated approach, and an increase in their youth development skills. A payment of $2000 will be made to the program for staff time, expenses, etc. MASN will pay The Extraordinary in You directly for their expenses related to this Enhancement Package. Programs may opt into additional services at their own expense.

Programs will receive a virtual workshop for staff (2 hours, up to 50 people) along with 6 kid-grit Amazing Activity Guides (https://kid-grit.com/our-services/activity-guide/). This package offers a blend of social and emotional learning and drama games that flow easily in any formal or informal environment. By integrating intellectual, emotional, and mentally challenging activities with physical movement youth of all ages experience engaging, and thought-provoking moments that build resilience and self-regulation. Program will receive $2000 for supplies, materials, additional facilitator guides, etc. MASN will pay kid-grit directly for their expenses related to this Enhancement Package. Programs may opt into additional services at their own expense.
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“Programs will receive a virtual workshop for staff (2 hours, up to 50 people) along with 5 kid-grit Writing for Wellness guides (https://kid-grit.com/our-services/writing-for-wellness/). This student-centered, emotional well-being and literacy guide offers 25+ hours of creative writing activites that address mental wellness. This unexpected and transformative experience encourages participants to develop a deeper understanding of themselves, build social-emotional skills, and connect with others in a meaningful way through a creative writing process. Programs will receive $2000 for supplies, materials, additional facilitator guides, etc. MASN will pay kid-grit directly for their expenses related to this Enhancement Package. Programs may opt into additional services at their own expense.

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Programs will receive training for staff, along with 6 facilitator guides and 6 class sets of student journals based on their student ages (K-3, 4-6, or 7-12) for the kid-grit Curriclum (https://kid-grit.com/our-services/curriculum/). Staff training includes either 2 virutal or 1 in-person training and 1 group virutal coaching session (for up to 50 people). Programs will receive $2000 for training time, supplies, addiitonal materials, etc. MASN will pay kid-grit directly for their expenses related to this Enhancement Package. Programs may opt into additional services at their own expense.