7061-9611 After-School and Out-of-School Grants

For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs; provided, that preference shall be given to after-school proposals developed collaboratively and that support quality enhancements and increased access to after-school and summer learning programs by public and non-public schools and private community-based programs; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall fund only those applications which contain accountability systems and measurable outcomes, under guidelines to be determined by the department in consultation with the department of early education and care; provided further, that applicants shall detail funds received from all public sources for existing after-school and out-of-school programs and the types of programs and students served by the funds; provided further, that funds shall be expended for services that actively include children with disabilities in after-school programs that also serve non-disabled children and services that include children for whom English is a second language, and children identified as economically disadvantaged; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall consult with the executive office of health and human services and the department of early education and care to maximize the provision of wrap-around services and to coordinate programs and services for children and youths during after-school and out-of-school time programs; provided further, that not later than September 30, 2019, the department of elementary and secondary education shall select the grant recipients and shall report on the preliminary results of said grants not later than January 10, 2020 to the secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; provided further, that funds shall be expended to convene regional networks to work with the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of early education and care to support the implementation of school and community partnerships; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the continued operation of a pilot data-sharing program designed to provide school districts with funds to partner with local community-based organizations and share identifiable student data to the extent allowed by law; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2020, the grantee shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means on the effects of the pilot program on students participating in the programs partnered with the school districts; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the homework center of the Framingham public library; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Piers Park Sailing Center, Inc. in the East Boston section of the city of Boston to provide free programming for financially-disadvantaged children in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Billerica; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for an arts integration program for Enchanted Circle, Inc. of Holyoke to operate in the local public schools; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Homework House, Inc. of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be granted for the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton for employment positions for at-risk youth within their YEP! we can summer program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Community Investors, Inc.'s the Powerplay Initiative of Wellesley in support of the expansion of an inclusive after-school and out-of-school-time recreational program at urban and suburban Massachusetts schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Mazie Partnership of Wayland in support of the mentoring of at-risk students in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Viet Aid for youth development and after school programs in the Fields Corner neighborhood in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Littleton youth baseball and softball association; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the annual youth summit in the town of Barnstable; provided further, than not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the All Dorchester Sports League, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the Home for Little Wanderers, Inc. to implement a program to support at risk students located in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the South End Baseball program; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the South End Soccer program; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for programs provided by Auburn Youth and Family Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the Recreation Worcester program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Resiliency for Life program to support academic intervention and dropout prevention; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Steps to Success, Inc. in the town of Brookline; provided further, that $50,000 shall be allocated to Beyond Soccer, Inc. to provide innovative health, athletic and leadership programming for low-income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of Camp Pohelo in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to No Books, No Ball Basketball Program, a nonprofit corporation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for LEAP for Education, Inc. to provide middle and high school students with academic enrichment and post-secondary and career readiness; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Youth and Family Enrichment Services, Inc., in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston to provide after-school academic enrichment for area youth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Scholar Athletes, Inc. for its athletic and professional training programming; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Project DEEP for education enrichment programs in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a grant program for the Museum of Science to operate an engineering curriculum in elementary schools in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Dennison Memorial Community Center in the city of New Bedford for educational programs to benefit financially disadvantaged children in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a 1-time grant program to be administered by the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc. to: (i) provide access to youth development, recreation and arts and cultural programming for financially disadvantaged youth in the city of New Bedford; (ii) strengthen relationships among first responders and youth in the city of New Bedford; and (iii) expand after school and summer programs for financially disadvantaged youth in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that possible applicants to said grant program include nonprofit and public organizations in the city of New Bedford whose mission is to promote youth literacy, development and access to arts and cultural opportunities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Youth Court programs of the cities of New Bedford and Fall River to support juvenile diversion programs based on the principles of peer-led restorative justice; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Boston Debate League Incorporated for their after-school debate league program; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the department of community services in the city of New Bedford to support the after-school Girls STEAM Design Academy program