The budget overview released by the Trump administration on Friday, May 2 indicates that federal funding for afterschool and summer would be decimated under the proposal. The president’s proposal appears to eliminate 21st CCLC entirely or collapse it into a consolidated grant program, lumping 18 programs together in a total fund of $2 billion to be provided to states. With $12 billion in cuts to education programs overall, the consolidation effectively eliminates 21st CCLC afterschool and summer program grants.
But this is not the end of the story. While the president releases a budget to signal what he does or does not value in the budget, ultimately it is up to the U.S. Congress to craft spending legislation. That is why it is so important that your member of congress hears directly from you about the importance of 21st Century Learning
Community funds in your community.The Afterschool Alliance has launched a campaign,
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