New York Life Foundation, Afterschool Alliance Award $750K in Grants to Middle School Out-of-School Time
The New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance today announced $750,000 in grant awards to 18 middle school out-of-school time (OST) programs serving disadvantaged youth in communities across the nation. The grants mark the first awards made under the Foundation's new $1.95M "Aim High" initiative.
The Aim High grant recipients are receiving support for their outstanding work helping underserved middle school students reach ninth grade on time. Recipients are all afterschool, summer and expanded learning programs, selected for the awards as part of a nationwide competitive application process.
In all, $750,000 went to 18 Aim High grant recipients this year in 11 states and the District of Columbia, including awards ranging from $15,000 to $100,000, with grant periods of either one year or two years . . .