OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — After-school programs are a great way to keep kids learning, engaged and taken care of when parents can't watch them. The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) says programs will soon be available at 48 sites thanks to grants made possible by the Nebraska Lottery.
The NDE says the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program, created by the Nebraska Legislature, is intended:
"To promote academic achievement in high-need schools during out-of-school time after school and during summer break. Grant amounts will range from $10,000-$30,000 and applicants are required to have a one-to-one funding match. Eligible sites operate quality afterschool programs funded by a 21st Century Community Learning Center federal grant and have been in operation at least five years."
Grant Recipients include:
- Collective for Youth’s programs in Omaha received a $30,000 grant to serve eight sites including Druid Hill Elementary School, Field Club Elementary School, Gomez Elementary School, Highland Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School, Spring Lake Elementary School, and Morton Middle School.
- Collective for Youth’s programs in Omaha received a $26,893 grant to serve seven sites including Belvedere Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, King Elementary School, Lothrop Elementary School, Sherman Elementary School, Lewis & Clark Middle School, and Monroe Middle School.
- Collective for Youth’s programs in Omaha received a $25,175 grant to serve seven sites including Bancroft Elementary School, Castelar Elementary School, Central Park Elementary School, Gilder Elementary School, Hartman Elementary School, Howard Kennedy Elementary School, and Miller Park Elementary School.
- Garden County Schools’ program at Garden County Elementary School received an $18,154 grant.
- Kearney Public Schools’ program at Bryant Elementary School received a $30,000 grant.
- Kearney Public Schools’ program at Sunrise Middle School received a $30,000 grant.
- Lexington Public Schools received a $30,000 grant to serve four sites including Bryan Elementary School, Morton Elementary School, Pershing Elementary School, and Sandoz Elementary School.
- Lincoln Community Learning Centers/Lincoln Community Foundation received a $25,024 grant to serve four sites including Belmont Elementary School, Lakeview Elementary School, West Lincoln Elementary School, and Goodrich Middle School.
- North Platte Public Schools’ program at Cody Elementary School received a $15,600 grant.
- North Platte Public Schools received a $30,000 grant to serve four sites including Buffalo Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School.
- Ogallala Public Schools’ program at Prairie View School received a $10,000 grant.
- Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln received a $29,892 grant to serve seven sites including Arnold Elementary School, Calvert Elementary School, Elliott Elementary School, Everett Elementary School, Huntington Elementary School, Pershing Elementary School, and Dawes Middle School.
- Police Athletics for Community Engagement (PACE) in Omaha received a $10,000 grant to serve two sites including Marrs Middle School and Norris Middle School.
