Two-Year Opportunity Grant 2019 Cohort

Nebraska Lottery Funded Grants

The inaugural competition was conducted in the spring/summer of 2017 and resulted in the award of thirteen grants totaling $286,121. Proposals were reviewed by external teams that made funding recommendations to the State Board of Education. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000-$30,000 plus contributions from 63 community partners to collaboratively deliver services. Grants had a two-year grant period of June 7, 2017-August 31, 2019. After award, all grantees met with the 21^st CCLC statewide evaluator to develop an agreed upon evaluation plan that included methods of monitoring and/or measuring the effectiveness of the proposed activities using 21^st CCLC data collection regimens. These thirteen projects provided an expanded learning opportunity club at thirty-two elementary and thirteen middle school 21^st CCLC sites across Nebraska. The programming at these forty-five sites provided additional hands-on learning and positive youth development experiences for students. Click on individual grants to view a project profile that includes an overview, list of sites, areas of focus, student demographics and collaborating partners.

Grant recipients include:

• Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Chadron Public Schools
• Collective for Youth (Omaha) (two grants)
• Crete Public Schools
• Garden County Schools
• Kearney Public Schools
• Lexington Public Schools
• Lincoln CLC/Lincoln Community Foundation
• Lincoln Housing Authority
• North Platte Public Schools
• Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln
• Police Athletics for Community Engagement (P.A.C.E. Omaha)