21st CCLC 4201(b)(1) Waiver Request

The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant program intends to offer a waiver available to State education agencies (SEAs) based on section 8401 [20 U.S.C.7861] of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015 to allow SEAs to waive the definition of Community Learning Center(s) for implementation of services during “nonschool hours or periods when school is not in session (such as before and after school or during summer recess)” per section 4201 (b)(1)(A) [20 U.S.C. 7171] for 21st CCLC programs in school year 2020-2021. The purpose for this new collection is to collect waiver requests from each State wishing to take advantage of the waiver.

The latest form for 21st CCLC 4201(b)(1) Waiver Request expires 2024-01-31 and can be found here.